Swiftblade
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- Posted: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 05:11:20 +0000
What Would Your Character Do? Activity
This is an activity that's partly for fun, partly for getting to know your characters, and partly for practice at making up different situations. Those are all good things for writers 3nodding
Basically, this is how it goes:
I start by describing a small scenario, such as a clerk giving the character two dollars too much change.
The next person will reply with a condensed bio of one of their characters (Name, Sex, Age) and then finish the scenario, according to what your character would do if he/she were placed in that situation.
So, if John is an honest saint in financial distress, the scenario may end up with him pondering whether or not to do the right thing and return the spare money, or keep the money because of his financial difficulties. Finally, he may take the cash back to the clerk, or he may pocket the money. Each says something different about John.
Oh, and when you are finished completing the scenario, start a new one for the next person.
Now, enough explaining, and let's give this activity a whirl. I'll just use the example from above:
Your character is shopping at a convenience store, and he/she can't help but notice that the young teenaged clerk gave him/her $2.50 extra in change.
-- Swiffy