Write On This ... Exercise

Character Building

Copy and paste this list of questions and talk to your character. This is a great way to build up a strong picture of them, that you can then convey to your readers. The best part is that once you know so much your character is more likely to retain their authenticity. Nothing that you write here has to appear in your actual written item, but it's good to know who you are talking about, so that readers know who you're talking about!

This exercise was created and published by international poet Carolina de la Cruz. It is her work and she retains all rights. I asked her permission before using it and she agreed as long as she is credited in any public forum. So, if you do make this exercise visible, please be sure to show Carolina as having copyright.

Don't overthink your answers; you should be mentally looking and being in conversation with them right now...

Basic Answers

1. Sex :

2. Age:

3. Height :

4. Build:

5. Ethnicity:

6. Hair:

7. Eyes:

8. Career:

9. First Name:

10. Surname:

11. Middle names:

12. Where do they live?

13. Who do they live with?

14. Name one thing that they need.

15. Name something that is lacking in their life (not necessarily the same as #14):

16. What is their secret?

17. What is their current problem?

18. One childhood memory:

19. A memory from an event last week:

20. Their fundamental belief:


Right Now Answers

1. What would they wish for right now?

2. Where are they right now?

3. What are they doing right now?

4. What are they thinking?

5. Is your character saying something? If so, what?


3 Things you now know about them

1.

2.

3.


Their home

1. What is on the wall of the room?

2. What is on the floor?

3. What can they see out of the window?


A Snapshot of your Character in Action

This is a diary entry, written in first person about a day in the life of your character

1. Diary of .............

2. Date ............

3. Write the first line of their entry.

4. Continue the entry in no more than 500 words.


... and finally

How well do you know them, now? Good isn't it?


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