Anchor them in real-life events that have enough detail to make it sound like you’re giving eyewitness testimony in the courtroom.
It’s the little details that bring your character to life. Anchor them in real-life events that have enough detail to make it sound like you’re giving eyewitness testimony in the courtroom. Names, places, feelings, sensations, emotions - build the details until you start to feel like you are giving eyewitness testimony.