Character Development Questionnaire By Mieke Zamora-Mackay The Author-In-Training www.miekezmackay.com APPEARANCE: 1.
What is your character’s name? − Does it have any special meaning? − Is he/she named after someone specific?
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Age? Birthdate? What is his/her astrological sign? Does this matter to him/her? What does she look like? − Height? − Weight? − Eye color? − Hair color? − Skin Tone? Does he/she have any particular mannerisms, ticks, twitches, etc? What kind of distinguishing physical features does he/she have? − Moles? − Scars? − Birthmarks? − Missing limbs? − Additional appendages?
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BACKGROUND: 1. What are the names of his/her parents? − What do they do? − Are they present? − What are they like? 2. Does he/she have any siblings? − How many? − What is his/her birth order? 3. How important are his/her family relationships?
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How was he/she disciplined as a child? Where does he/she live? − Country? − State? − Urban? − Small Town? − Rural? Did he/she choose to live there? Why? What kind of residence does he/she have? − House? − Apartment? − What type or style? Did he/she choose the type of residence? Why? Does he/she live alone or with others? What level of education did he/she complete? Does he/she practice a certain religion? What religion is that? How does he/she earn a living? How does he/she feel about the way he/she earns a living? Does he/she see it as a long-term career or a short-term job? What is his/her relationship status? − Single? − In a relationship, but not married? − Married? − Divorced? − Widowed? Does he/she have any children? − How many? How does he/she feel about children?
SOCIAL: 1. What material possessions are most important to him/her? 2. What would be his/her greatest extravagance? 3. What kind of hobbies does he/she engage in? 4. If he/she has unexpected free time, what would he/she do during those moments? 5. Who is his/her best friend? Worst enemy? 6. How does he/she feel about the opposite sex?
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How would a former date describe him/her? Who is his/her love interest?
PERSONALITY/IDENTITY: 1. What are his/her most likeable traits? Unlikable traits? 2. What trait does he/she possess that he/she would like to keep hidden from the world? 3. What does he/she like most about himself/herself? Dislike most? 4. Where does he/she go when he/she is angry? 5. What one event has made him/her who he/she is today? 6. What talent would he/she most like to have? 7. What would he/she lay her life down to defend? 8. Which virtue would he/she consider to be overrated? 9. On what occasions would he/she feel that lying is acceptable? 10. If he/she thinks of her childhood, what memories or experiences would resonate for her? 11. If he/she were doing some intensive spring cleaning, what would he/she throw out? Keep? Why? 12. What is his/her ideal happy ending? STORY RELATED: 1. How does the turning point in his/her life relate to the other main character in the story? 2. As the story begins, what is his/her main problem? 3. What could he/she do to make this problem worse? 4. What qualities in the other main character are most attractive to him/her? 5. How do you want the readers to react to him/her? 6. Why should your readers care about him/her?
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