Character Questionnaire Part Two
October 28th 2009 11:34
Today you're going to finish up the character questionnaire for both your villain and your main character. Remember that you can either have this conversation in your head or write it out as an interview scene.
~What is this character's biggest weakness? This can be physical or mental.
~What were this character's family relationships like in their childhood? (If the character is an orphan or something of the like, then whoever is directly in charge of them is who you should talk about)
~How does this effect your character throughout the story? (There may be phobias, depression, and other such things your character still deals with because of the past)
~What is this character's darkest secret?
~Why is that their darkest secret? (In other words, why do they feel the need to conceal it)
~What lengths are they willing to go to to conceal it?
~What is this character's passion? (What do they feel most compelled to pursue, ex. mine is writing)
~How do they pursue this passion?
~What has this character's lovelife been like?
~What are qualities this character admires in other people?
~Why?
~What are qualities this character dislikes in other people?
~Why?
~Which of these qualities is present in your character and how aware of these qualities is your character?
~What are this character's religious views?
~What are this character's political views? (Do they approve of the government, do they approve of methods of enforcing the law, are they pacifists or will they support war, that type of thing)
~What are some ways this character would like to change themself?
~What is this character willing to sacrifice for friends/family?
Prompt
Picture your villain in a certain situation, for example, planning a massacre, hiding in a castle that is under siege, or something of the like, and write 500 words of that scene.
Now repeat that, only from your hero's perspective.
~What is this character's biggest weakness? This can be physical or mental.
~What were this character's family relationships like in their childhood? (If the character is an orphan or something of the like, then whoever is directly in charge of them is who you should talk about)
~How does this effect your character throughout the story? (There may be phobias, depression, and other such things your character still deals with because of the past)
~What is this character's darkest secret?
~Why is that their darkest secret? (In other words, why do they feel the need to conceal it)
~What lengths are they willing to go to to conceal it?
~What is this character's passion? (What do they feel most compelled to pursue, ex. mine is writing)
~How do they pursue this passion?
~What has this character's lovelife been like?
~What are qualities this character admires in other people?
~Why?
~What are qualities this character dislikes in other people?
~Why?
~Which of these qualities is present in your character and how aware of these qualities is your character?
~What are this character's religious views?
~What are this character's political views? (Do they approve of the government, do they approve of methods of enforcing the law, are they pacifists or will they support war, that type of thing)
~What are some ways this character would like to change themself?
~What is this character willing to sacrifice for friends/family?
Prompt
Picture your villain in a certain situation, for example, planning a massacre, hiding in a castle that is under siege, or something of the like, and write 500 words of that scene.
Now repeat that, only from your hero's perspective.
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Comment by Kleonaptra
Kalikapsychosis
I just wanted to let you know that these are great and I have been reading along. I just get so busy I dont always have time to tell you! You are really getting my mind ticking over I just havnt had time to get writing. I have started 'random character notes' on my blog (all book stuff goes in writing category) and I really want to get started on history for each continent on my world.
Thanks, these do help.
Comment by Dianna G
I Wish This Was 42
Fictional Worlds
Thankies! I'm glad to see that you find these useful. I don't get many comments but I know people find it useful, because I've had a pretty consistent number of readers for the last month-and it's higher than its ever been before.
I'll definitely have to go over to your blog and take a look at those, what I have seen of your story fascinates me. November is almost upon me though! So little time, so much to do!
~Dianna