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 Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 10:40 pm
Which incidentally was on my portable hard drive the whole time, I just didn't see it hidden in there with some old character sketches.
so, this is a mix of Savins, Hellenistic's and an old one I had (and some myspace surveys...):
Basic Information-
Full name:
Nicknames:
Birth date and age:
Birth place:
Residence:
Occupation:
Education:
Past residences:
Has traveled in what cities/states/counties/planet:
Physical Description-
Gender:
Height:
Weight:
Ethnicity:
Complexion:
Eyes:
Hair:
Build:
Dress/clothing:
Facial features:
Piercing/Tattoos:
Defining marks:
Personality-
Traits-
Extroversion: (does you character gain or lose energy in social situations? Does he prefer social situations or isolation?)
Emotional Stability: (How easily does your character experience unpleasant or exaggerated emotional responses?)
Agreeability: (is your character compassionate and cooperative, or suspicious and confrontational)
Conscientiousness: (is your character disciplined, or spontaneous?)
Openness: (is your character interested in learning new things? Is he open minded?)
Temperament:
Social habits:
Work habits:
Sexual Orientations:
Sexual History:
Relationships:
Fears:
Likes:
Dislikes:
Fears:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Influences-
Religion/Spirituality:
Politics:
Family size:
Friends:
Pets:
Person closest to:
Hero is…
General intelligence level:
General goals in life:
Most motivated by…
Most disgusted with…
Most traumatic event in life:
Most wonderful life experience:
Major struggle past or present:
Some other random things…
Hobbies:
Exercise:
Diet:
Stance on Drugs:
Preferred foods:
Drugs:
Coffee/tea:
Cigarettes:
Alcohol:
A few have you ever had:
Chicken pox:
Stitches:
Broken nose:
Some favorites…
Favorite book:
Favorite movie:
Favorite music:
Favorite color:
Favorite food:
Favorite restaurant:
Favorite sport:
Favorite place to disappear from the world:
Favorite cartoon character:
Favorite flavor of juice:
Favorite animal:
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Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 8:22 am
I usually do a personal sketch for every character (except those who are just a name and maybe a phrase). However, mine are waaaaay less detailed than that.
Name:
Age:
Physical Appearence:
Race: (Yes, I have multiple races in my novels)
Personality:
Likes/Dislikes:
Fears:
Backstory: (usually a line or two when I first dream up the character, but I have a few that take up a page now. One of my main characters deserves a book all his own to talk about his backstory)
I leave it very open because all of the above info is subject to change in an instant if I feel like it would further the overall story. More or less, I use sketches as referrences when I forget a minor detail (like eye color that I haven't mentioned since page one) and I can't find it in the text. But, it also helps me to get a better understanding of the character.
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Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:45 am
O-O
Wow! Mine aren't nearly this detailed. I do write rather long backstories though... mind if I use yours?
You even include favourite juice? Wow!
This has made me miss my characters and wish I didn't have homework. sad
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Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 1:21 am
Favorite juice is just an interesting thing to think about. I mean, what does it say about a person (character) if they prefer orange juice to apple juice? Or mango juice even? Or grape? Or kool-aid??
Juice itself isn't really an important aspect, it's just an interesting quirk that gets you thinking about your character on a very personal level.
Feel free to use mine, since I jacked it from a few others anyway xp
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Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 1:24 am
K_eys of C_olor Race: (Yes, I have multiple races in my novels) The race aspect is of course legit if you have more than one. I've been writing Earth based fiction lately, so it's pretty human-standard... If I were to use my profile sketch thing for a fantasy genre story, I would just put race in where it says "Ethnicity"
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Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:47 am
sally_black Favorite juice is just an interesting thing to think about. I mean, what does it say about a person (character) if they prefer orange juice to apple juice? Or mango juice even? Or grape? Or kool-aid?? Juice itself isn't really an important aspect, it's just an interesting quirk that gets you thinking about your character on a very personal level. Feel free to use mine, since I jacked it from a few others anyway xp Thanks. mrgreen I always do that kind of thing when I have to do a survey for school... I always make it up, but sometimes I throw in a few entries "by" some of my characters. It's quite interesting... I actually got a plot twist from it. xD I might use it now for some existing characters. Thanks again! biggrin
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Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:17 am
Yeah, I write a lot of fantasy that's not earth-pased, so keeping races straight is big for me. But, it does change if I'm doing realistic fiction or something. But, I haven't done one of those in a while.
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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 12:34 am
Wooooooooooow. It's glorious! *starry eyes*
Ahem. Anyway, I usually just do mains, but I have a story coming up wherein everyone who is a member of this certain organization will be getting a profile, even if some of them never show up biggrin .
No, I don't know why. I just want to.
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Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:33 am
Savin, just wanting to is a great reason to delve into the random details of minor characters.
I should start making some sketches for my Nano characters...
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Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:52 am
O______O
Dayamm.
XD
That's huge.
And also endlessly cool, I usually do these for the "lulz" but I think they're excellent for getting down and dirty with those hard to reach characters.
Kudos to those who can brave it. xP
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Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:45 pm
Heeheehee, I had to post here cause it was such an old thread. (And because I actually have something to say, of course)
I think we need to make a shrine for that sketch, or something of the sort. Its exceptional.
I don't usually do character sketches... sometimes it makes me feel like a fail, because I can't fill them completely out. Like I don't know my characters or something... but I do! I promise.
As fun as all that extra stuff is, alot of my characters won't have things like favorite movies, books, etc because its based in the past- before some of the stuff was invented. And if it was invented, I don't know if that particular book or song had been written yet.
I also know most of this stuff so well, I just feel repetetive writing it down, and that leads to the feeling that I'm procrastinaing.
But, bravo to those of you who do them! I will eventually get around to it...
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