|
Character
Profile
Developing a character profile helps in two ways: (1) you can get a jumpstart on the story when you have a foundation to work with, and (2) when you hit a lull in your creativity, you can return to your character profile to spark new ideas.
Let's take a look at some character profile information. Take your time when answering each question.
Elementary Character Profile Questions
What is your
character's name?
Where was your character born?
What is your character's nationality?
How old is your character?
What type of house does your character live in?
Does your character have siblings?
Does your character share a room with a sibling?
What is the color of your character's hair and eyes?
Is your character slim or fat?
Are both parents alive? What are their names?
Does your character live in a single-family, divorced, or married
home?
Education Character Profile Questions
Did your character graduate high school?
If your character is still in school, what grade is s/he in?
If your character is an adult, did s/he graduate college?
Did your character drop out of high school or college?
Personality Character Profile Questions
Does your character prefer to read a book or go clubbing?
Is your character emotional? Gets angry easily? Cries at a drop of a hat?
Does your character like to laugh?
Is your character level-headed and easy going or is your character stubborn?
More Character Profile Questions
What is your character's inner conflict? External conflict?
What obstacles will your character encounter?
What are your character's quirks?
Does your character have strange sayings or repeat Chinese proverbs?
What does your character do to relax when s/he is stressed?
Does your character confide in other people?
How did your character meet his/her best friend?
Before you begin your story, take proper care in answering character profile questions. You can answer the aforementioned character profile questions and you can create your own.
| 