diff --git a/src/pages/CreateStoryPage.css b/src/pages/CreateStoryPage.css
index 9a07370..832414c 100644
--- a/src/pages/CreateStoryPage.css
+++ b/src/pages/CreateStoryPage.css
@@ -703,6 +703,10 @@
   font-size: 0.95rem;
 }
 
+.character-fields textarea {
+  resize: vertical;
+}
+
 .character-fields input:focus,
 .character-fields select:focus,
 .character-fields textarea:focus {
diff --git a/src/pages/CreateStoryPage.tsx b/src/pages/CreateStoryPage.tsx
index 4009be6..69611e6 100644
--- a/src/pages/CreateStoryPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/CreateStoryPage.tsx
@@ -453,13 +453,13 @@ export default function CreateStoryPage() {
       // Helper function to save characters as global NPCs
       const saveCharactersAsGlobalNPCs = async () => {
         const existingNames = savedNPCs.map((npc) => npc.name.toLowerCase());
-        
+
         for (const char of storyCharacters) {
           // Skip if NPC with this name already exists
           if (existingNames.includes(char.name.toLowerCase())) {
             continue;
           }
-          
+
           // Create global NPC from story character
           await createNPCCharacter({
             name: char.name,