Now this will sound quite weird, but when I am bored I like to create book characters. I like making unique characters that each have a different background, appearance, quirks ect. And just recently have I stumbled across this ‘Character Creating Cheat Sheet’. And for whatever reason I thought it would be a great idea to share it with you guys because who knows? Maybe you will need this one day. You never know. So here it is:
- Characters name
- Characters nickname
- Appearance
- Parents
- Siblings
- Significant other
- Gender
- Nationality
- Birth date
- Where they live
- Job status
- Biggest fear
- IQ
- Eating habits
- Food preferences
- Music preferences
- Do they keep a journal (if yes what is is in?)
- What excites them
- Pet peeves
- Are they planned or spontaneous
- Are they a leader or a learner
- Do they prefer groups or being alone
- General health
- Handwriting
- Things in glove box (in a car)
- Things kept in backpack
- Talents
- Flaws
- old Halloween costumes (or their old clothes could work too)
- What would their passwords be
- What social media platforms would they use
- prized possessions
- Favourite plqce
- Favourite memory
- Obsessions
- Hobbies
- Ambitions
- How they see themselves
- How others see them
- Main mode of transport
- Favourite book genre
- Sleep schedule (good or bad)
- When do they work most (day or night)
The whole point of this cheat sheet is to help you either create a character or to help you gain a better connection to your character. Even if all this information isn’t included in your story, knowing this stuff can actually help you understand your character more and give you a better understanding of them. (Let me know if that doesn’t make any sense.)
Anyway, that is the end of this post, and I genuinely hope that this helps someone (other than myself) at some point.
Thank you very much for reading, and I’ll talk to you in the next post!
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