Thriller Writing Course

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Character Worksheet


See https://www.writerswrite.com/characters for Names, Traits, Flaws, archetypes, left-right-left-right characters, Mary Jane Characters, and more.

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Basic Statistics

Name:
Age:
Nationality:
Socioeconomic Level as a Child:
Socioeconomic Level as an Adult:
Hometown
Current Residence:
Occupation:
Income:
Talents/Skills:
Salary:
Birth order:
Siblings (describe relationship):
Spouse (describe relationship):
Children (describe relationship):
Grandparents (describe relationship):
Grandchildren (describe relationship):
Significant Others (describe relationship):
Relationship skills:


Physical Characteristics:

Height:
Weight:
Race:
Eye Color:
Hair Color:
Glasses or contact lenses?
Skin color:
The shape of Face:
Distinguishing features:
How does he/she dress?
Mannerisms:
Habits: (smoking, drinking, etc.)
Health:
Hobbies:
Favorite Sayings:
Speech patterns:
Disabilities:
Style (Elegant, shabby, etc.):
Greatest flaw:
Best quality:


Intellectual/Mental/Personality Attributes and Attitudes

Educational Background:
Intelligence Level:
Any Mental Illnesses?
Learning Experiences:
Character's short-term goals in life:
Character's long-term goals in life:
How does Character see himself/herself?
How does Character believe others perceive him/her?
How self-confident is the character?
Does the character seem ruled by emotion or logic or some combination thereof?
What would most embarrass this character?


Emotional Characteristics


Strengths/Weaknesses:
Introvert or Extrovert?
How does the character deal with anger?
With sadness?
With conflict?
With change?
With loss?
What does the character want out of life?
What would the character like to change in his/her life?
What motivates this character?
What frightens this character?
What makes this character happy?
Is the character judgmental of others?
Is the character generous or stingy?
Is the character generally polite or rude?


Spiritual Characteristics

Does the character believe in God?
What are the character's spiritual beliefs?
Is religion or spirituality a part of this character's life?
If so, what role does it play?


How the Character is Involved in the Story

Character's role in the novel (main character? hero? heroine? Romantic interest? etc.):
The scene where character first appears:
Relationships with other characters:

1. Character's Name: -- (Describe the relationship with this character and changes to the relationship over the course of the novel).
2. Character's Name: -- (Describe the relationship with this character and changes to the relationship over the course of the novel).
3. Character's Name: -- (Describe the relationship with this character and changes to the relationship over the course of the novel).
4. Character's Name: -- (Describe the relationship with this character and changes to the relationship over the course of the novel).

How the character is different at the end of the novel from when the novel began:

Additional Notes on This Character: