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Twelve questions that will help you create your character

Posted on August 29, 2014 by John Hewitt

Use these questions to help define your characters further:

  • How would I describe this character in a single sentence?
  • What type of personality does this character have?
  • What is this character’s purpose in the story?
  • How is this character different from any other character in the story?
  • What makes this character interesting to readers?
  • What does this character care most about?
  • What are this character’s key physical traits?
  • What is the most important thing that has ever happened to this character?
  • What are the things this character cares the most about?
  • How does this character deal with problems?
  • What would it take to make this character change significantly?
  • What relationship does this character have with the other characters?
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