What are two opposing words that best describe your character
with one being an adjective and the other a noun:
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Physical Description:
Hair_________________________ Eye color ____________________
Physique___________________________________________________
Unusual physical trait________________________________________
Description of facial features__________________________________
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Mannerisms________________________________________________
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Walk______________________________________________________
Speech_____________________________________________________
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Eating habits________________________________________________
Eating preferences___________________________________________
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Any physical deformities?______________________________________
Character tag_________________________________________________
How does he dress?____________________________________________
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What kind of clothes does he prefer?______________________________
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Background/environment:
Where was he born?_____________________Lived most of his life?____
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Small town or city background?__________________________________
What kind of house did he grow up in?___________________________
What kind of family did he grow up in?____________________________
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What is his birth order placement?________________________________
What kind of family environment did he grow up in?________________
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What kind of schooling did he have?_______________________________
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What kind of pets did he have growing up?_________________________
What kind of friends did he have?_________________________________
Was he popular, a geek or a football player in school?____________
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What interested him most as he was growing up?____________________
Hobbies/Interests:
What movies does he like?_______________________________________
What TV shows does he like?_______________________________________
What books does he like?__________________________________________
What are his hobbies?_____________________________________________
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As an adult what interest him?____________________________________
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Does he have any special kind of talent–music, art?______________
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Hopes (goals):
What does he want the most?_______________________________________
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Why?______________________________________________________________
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Fears (conflict):
What does your character fear the most?___________________________
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Why?______________________________________________________________
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Other fears?______________________________________________________
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State his internal conflict_______________________________________
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State his external conflict_______________________________________
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Drive (motivation):
What does your character care about above all else?_______________
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Why?______________________________________________________________
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Other things that drive him?______________________________________
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Secrets (leads to conflicts):
What is the secret(s) that your character is trying to hide?______
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Who is he trying to hide it from and why?_________________________
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Matters of the heart:
Who was his first love?___________________________________________
What happened?____________________________________________________
What kind of dating experiences does he have?_____________________
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Who has broken his heart in the past?_____________________________
What happened?____________________________________________________
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At the moment of the story what is his philosophy concerning women?___________________________________________________________
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Career:
What is your character’s career?__________________________________
Why did your character choose that career?________________________
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What expertise does your character have?__________________________
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What image does your character project (possibly because of his career)?
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What jargon does your character use that is tied to his career?___
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Belief system:
What religion is your character?__________________________________
Does he believe in God?___________________________________________
Does he believe in the power of prayer?___________________________
If not, what does he believe spiritually and why?________________
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How does your character view the world?___________________________
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What is your character passionate about concerning the world issues?
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What does he believe about the environment?_______________________
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What does he believe about animal rights?_________________________
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About a good education?___________________________________________
About money?______________________________________________________
About war?________________________________________________________
What are your character’s virtues?________________________________
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What does he value about himself above all else?__________________
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What does he think is his major flaw?_____________________________
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How does your character see himself?______________________________
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How does he think others see him?_________________________________
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Odds and Ends:
What pet(s) does your character have?____________________________
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Does he take vacations?___________Why or why not?________________
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Where has he traveled?___________________________________________
