Draft a profile of your protagonist. Include detailed information such as name, age, physical attributes, occupation, education, culture, religion, family, relationship status, personality, likes, dislikes, strengths, weakness, motivations and desires. Use Google Images to find an image of your character. The point of this exercise is for you to get to know your character inside and out before you write your novel. If you don't know your character, how can you expect it of your readers? Flesh out your pre-story character in detail. Keep in mind that your protagonist will grow in some way during your story. For more serious character profilers, here is are two optional, very extensive templates: "Character Interview / Profile Sheet"   and "(Another, Very) In-Depth Character Profile"   . Also, here is a "Traits List"   to draw from.

"2024 Prep Calendar" 

I used one of the extensive templates above for getting to know more about my character. Famous parents and the character feels lonely. Also 24' large is a considerable size, but not adult size. Dragon is what I'm doing. There is more at the bottom of the prep calendar if these just isn't your taste. Or you could make up your own. There is no right or wrong answer here. For non fiction focus on what your book is about. If it's about God then focus on the qualities of God. This is just an example. Be as detailed as you feel like. Tweak it to your character's style. If you are more of a pantser then just covering a few things listed above will do compared to a planner where the links may help you out more. Getting to know your character is part of the process in knowing where your story will go. It will flow easier.

What works for you in creating a character profile?