As a result, creating a character based on yourself is a viable way to advance your tale. One typical writing technique is to model your characters after individuals you know. You are a human just like them—your responses and decisions are as realistic as theirs. Also, using people from your own life can help the story come alive for you. You may not want to show all of your characters' negatives, but it's easy to do so when you're being negative yourself. Finally, knowing your characters' outcomes allows you to more fully experience their lives. You should be careful not to make your character too much like you though. If your character is not well-rounded enough, does not have good qualities and bad traits, then there is no conflict within the story. Without conflict, there is no story. It is normal to put yourself in your characters' shoes at times. For example, if one of your characters is incompetent, then you might make some mistakes similar to those ones. Or if your character is dishonest, then you might use deception to progress the story. However, if you are basing your character on yourself then you should try and improve upon these faults. Otherwise, you will never learn anything about your characters or their journey.