Post by ShellBelle on Jan 28, 2010 4:20:35 GMT -8
Hey all! This is for anyone to use in relation to creating and building upon your characters! This really helps me get into my character's heads and makes for more in-depth writing. Good luck and have fun!
Character questionnaire:
Name and age?
Nickname? Who gave it?
What is most noticeable about your character’s appearance/physical presence? How does he or she feel about it?
Describe his or her voice, verbal ticks, pet phrases etc.
Describe a gesture your character makes.
Where does he or she now live? Describe the city, town or village, the house itself. Be very specific. It doesn’t have to be in Canada. Any feelings about this place?
Has s/he lived elsewhere? What does s/he remember of these places?
What part of her home is her favourite? Least favourite? Why. Describe, using specific details.
What does your character’s bedroom/sleeping place look like? (lots of detail please)
What does he or she wear to sleep in?
What does your character dream of at night?
Who are/were her parents? Rest of family? What does she feel for them?
Class, ethnic group, religious background?
Who does s/he love, or has s/he loved? Or what. Detail.
Who loves him or her?
Married/ in relationship/single? Give names and specifics.
How does your character feel about sex/intimacy? What sexual relationship(s) is he or she involved in?
Exactly what does your character do to make a living (or in the case of a child, what do his/ her parents do; or in the case of independent wealth, how does he or she pass the time?)? How much does s/he earn? Feelings about work? What is the best part of the job, the worst?
Who or what does/he fear?
What about his or her life would he or she change if s/he could?
Does the character have a hobby? Secret passion? (Can be something ordinary like soccer playing or yoga classes or mountain biking or sewing or fixing up old trucks - or an unusual interest like some Greek poet from the third century, or collecting spiders, or walking the tightrope…
What would be his or her favorite smell ( why)?
What kind of shoes does he or she wear, (e.g. furry slippers or gumboot or trainers… new or old, style, what colour, fitting properly or too tight or too loose, nice and clean or old and smelly)? Describe exactly.
Favourite meal? Attitude to food?
Favourite clothes?
What is the worst thing that could happen to him or her right now?
What vehicles does your character use/own? (for example: bike, skateboard, truck, yacht, stroller, canoe, spaceship, battered pickup, etc.. please be as exact as possible). What are his/her feelings towards it/them. What kind of journeys does he or she make?
What is his or her most treasured possession?
What illnesses has he or she suffered, if any?
What’s his/her philosophy of life? For example’ You’ve got to look after Number 1’ or ‘Never say die’ or ‘Don’t ask for reasons.” What are his or her most strongly held beliefs?
What does he or she feel guilty about?
Biggest mistake ever made?
Best thing he/she ever did?
What, right now, does your character want most of all? His or her deepest desire – a glass of water, to get out of her marriage, a new pair of shoes, peace and quiet…
Character questionnaire:
Name and age?
Nickname? Who gave it?
What is most noticeable about your character’s appearance/physical presence? How does he or she feel about it?
Describe his or her voice, verbal ticks, pet phrases etc.
Describe a gesture your character makes.
Where does he or she now live? Describe the city, town or village, the house itself. Be very specific. It doesn’t have to be in Canada. Any feelings about this place?
Has s/he lived elsewhere? What does s/he remember of these places?
What part of her home is her favourite? Least favourite? Why. Describe, using specific details.
What does your character’s bedroom/sleeping place look like? (lots of detail please)
What does he or she wear to sleep in?
What does your character dream of at night?
Who are/were her parents? Rest of family? What does she feel for them?
Class, ethnic group, religious background?
Who does s/he love, or has s/he loved? Or what. Detail.
Who loves him or her?
Married/ in relationship/single? Give names and specifics.
How does your character feel about sex/intimacy? What sexual relationship(s) is he or she involved in?
Exactly what does your character do to make a living (or in the case of a child, what do his/ her parents do; or in the case of independent wealth, how does he or she pass the time?)? How much does s/he earn? Feelings about work? What is the best part of the job, the worst?
Who or what does/he fear?
What about his or her life would he or she change if s/he could?
Does the character have a hobby? Secret passion? (Can be something ordinary like soccer playing or yoga classes or mountain biking or sewing or fixing up old trucks - or an unusual interest like some Greek poet from the third century, or collecting spiders, or walking the tightrope…
What would be his or her favorite smell ( why)?
What kind of shoes does he or she wear, (e.g. furry slippers or gumboot or trainers… new or old, style, what colour, fitting properly or too tight or too loose, nice and clean or old and smelly)? Describe exactly.
Favourite meal? Attitude to food?
Favourite clothes?
What is the worst thing that could happen to him or her right now?
What vehicles does your character use/own? (for example: bike, skateboard, truck, yacht, stroller, canoe, spaceship, battered pickup, etc.. please be as exact as possible). What are his/her feelings towards it/them. What kind of journeys does he or she make?
What is his or her most treasured possession?
What illnesses has he or she suffered, if any?
What’s his/her philosophy of life? For example’ You’ve got to look after Number 1’ or ‘Never say die’ or ‘Don’t ask for reasons.” What are his or her most strongly held beliefs?
What does he or she feel guilty about?
Biggest mistake ever made?
Best thing he/she ever did?
What, right now, does your character want most of all? His or her deepest desire – a glass of water, to get out of her marriage, a new pair of shoes, peace and quiet…