Sunday, June 27, 2010

Character Developing Questions From Nanowrimo Forums

These are things that you can know about your characters. I lifted the list from the Nanowrimo forums. Heres a link.

http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/forum

1. What is your character's name?
2. Give a brief description of their appearance.
3. What is your character's occupation or role in society?
4. What does your character care about most in life?
5. What would make your character cringe, catch their breath or burn with shame?
6. How old is you character?
7. Who does your character look up to most?
8. What is your character's favorite food?
9. Any family?
10. Something they regret?
11. Favorite memory?
12. Best friend(s)?
13. Where is your character's destination?
14. What does your character hate the most?
15. Does your character have a nickname?
16. What makes your character the happiest?
17. What is your character's favorite vacation spot?
18. Character's hobby(ies)?
19. Character's favorite color?
20. Favorite genre of music?
21. Greatest aspiration?
22. Is there anyone they would be willing to die for? If so, who?
23. Least favorite chore?
24. What is his annual income? 5
25. What does he spend his money on?
26. What kind of a house does he live in?
27. What would he do if someone attacked him?
28. Favorite sweet (candy/pastry/dessert)?
29. Weirdest dream they've ever had?
30. Phobia?
31. Given the chance to leave home, would your character go?
32. Does your character have a love interest?
33. If your world has places like Heaven and Hell after they die, where do they think they are going?
34. Is your character a dog or cat person?
35. If your character were surrounded by a group of bandits, who would win?
36. What is your character’s most prized possession?
37. Which is more important to your character: the law or justice?
38. The character is in a new place and hopelessly lost. What do they do?
39. Do they have any habits their colleagues find odd?
40. Is the character congruent with the setting, or are they ahead of their time/culture?
41. In which situations, if any, does the character consider killing to be an acceptable answer?
42. In what situation would the character believe their allies had betrayed them, and how would they deal with it?
43. What’s your characters first memory?
44. What religion are they?
45. Optimist or pessimist?
46. What is their idea of a perfect day?
47. What do they think of animal rights?
48. Do they appreciate fine arts?
49. What is your character’s favorite alcoholic beverage?
50. Is your character more somber or more comedic?
51. What level of intelligence does your character possess?
52. Is your character immortal?
53. Do they have any nervous habits?
54. What weapons does your character use?
55. Preferred method of transportation?
56. How many names has your character legally held?
57. Has your character ever been homeless?
58. Does your character talk to more people than they kill?
59. What is your character’s pet peeve: what annoys your character?
60. If given a choice of the death penalty or life in prison with no hope of escape or parole, what would your character choose?
62. What would it take to make your character snap?
63. Does your character sometimes have conflictions between the real world and what he would like his to be – his “fantasy” world?
64. What deadly sin does your character most represent?
65. What heavenly virtue does your character most represent?
66. What’s more important to your character: to be loved or respected?
67. Is your character a romantic or a realist?
68. What’s your character’s favorite weather?
69. Does your character have an arch-nemesis?
70. Can your character use magic? If so, what kind?
71. What kind of clothes does your character favor?
72. Does your character lead, follow, or stand alone?
73. Is your character an introvert or an extrovert?
74. Has your character ever pissed some high up magical being off?
75. Does your character ever wish that he/she could be someone else?
76. How many siblings does your character have and how does this affect his / her personality?
77. Does your character love to read?
78. Does your character smoke?
79. If someone dropped a gold coin in front of your character and didn't realize it would they keep it or give it back?
80. If you had to describe your character in one word what would it be?
81. What is your character's favorite non-alcoholic drink?
82. What is your character's favorite landscape?
83. What is your character's love interest?
84. What three words best describe your character?
85. Did your character come to you fully formed or are they still evolving?
86. What is your character’s role in the story?
87. What species are they?
88. What is their relationship with their parents like?
89. What is their favorite fairytale-type story?
90. Let's say your character had to have a myspace: Who's in their Top 8?
91. What do they desire more than anything?
92. Describe their bedroom.

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