Character+Development

﻿ ﻿ ﻿ How much about your characters do you really know? Small details might seem superfluous even irrelevant to the story you intend to write, but the smallest detail informs the bigger picture. The more you know about your characters, the better you’ll create believable characters who live and breathe on the page and in their own fictional world. Take time to answer each of these questions candidly and deeply. Expand your responses to include other questions that may arise.
 * 1) What do you know about this character now that s/he doesn’t yet know?
 * 2) What is this character’s greatest flaw? The character's greatest flaw is their inability to die of old age or natural causes.
 * 3) What do you know about this character that s/he would never admit? ﻿﻿that he may want to live a normal life
 * 4) What is this character’s greatest asset? ﻿ first hand knowledge of historiy
 * 5) If this character could choose a different identity, who would s/he be? a mere mortal
 * 6) What music does this character sing to when no one else is around? folk songs discribing his time
 * 7) In what or whom does this character have the greatest faith? the fountain of youth
 * 8) What is this character’s favorite movie ? blade runner
 * 9) Does this character have a favorite article of clothing? Favorite shoes? lether bomber jacket
 * 10) Does this character have a vice? Name it. He reads book
 * 11) ﻿﻿ Name this character’s favorite person (living or dead). Poseidon
 * 12) What is this character’s secret wish? to find a girl with the same ability
 * 13) What is this character’s proudest achievement?  his envolvement in the War of the Roses
 * 14) Describe this character’s most embarrassing moment.
 * 15) What is this character’s deepest regret? not knowing there was no turning back after drinking from the fountain of youth
 * 16) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">What is this character’s greatest fear? being the last person left on the planet
 * 17) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Describe this character’s most devastating moment. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> when his first love died
 * 18) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">What is this character’s greatest achievement? discovering the fountain of youth
 * 19) What is this character’s greatest hope? using his knowledge of history to do something brilliant
 * 20) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Does this character have an obsession <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">? Name it. he has an obsession with halloween
 * 21) What is this character’s greatest disappointment? liveing as long as he has
 * 22) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">What is this character’s worst nightmare? beeing the last person alive
 * 23) Whom does this character most wish to please? Why?
 * 24) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Describe this character’s mother. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">he never met his mother because she died when he was borne
 * 25) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Describe this character’s father. he never knew who his father was because his father put him up for adoption
 * 26) If s/he had to choose, with whom would this character prefer to live? a family
 * 27) Where does this character fall in birth order? What effect does this have? ﻿he has no other sibblings that he knows of
 * 28) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Describe this character’s siblings or other close relatives. the have all past away
 * 29) Describe this character’s bedroom. Include three cherished items. ﻿bedroom from an old massion. 3 cherished items include: a journal, his first watch, ?
 * 30) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">What is this character’s birth date? How does this character manifest traits of his/her astrological sign? may 18 1467
 * 31) If this character had to live in seclusion for six months, what six items would s/he bring? watch, journal, seeds to grow, food, water, shovel
 * 32) Why is this character angry?
 * 33) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">What calms this character? gardening and growing seeds
 * 34) Describe a recurring dream or nightmare this character might have. being the last person alive and ending up alone
 * 35) List the circumstances over which this character has no control. By drinking from the fountain of youth he continues to live while everyone he gets to know or care for eventually grows old and dies.
 * 36) What wakes this character in the middle of the night? his recurring dreams of ending up alone
 * 37) How would a stranger describe this character? oddly knowledgable
 * 38) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">What does this character resolve to do differently every morning? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">help one new stranger each day
 * 39) Who depends on this character? Why? One new stranger each day
 * 40) If this character knew s/he had exactly one month to live, what would s/he do? help as many people as he could, publish his journals
 * 41) ﻿<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">How would a dear friend or relative describe this character? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">oddly youthfull and knowledable for his years
 * 42) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">What is this character’s most noticeable physical attribute? he looks young for his age, but his eyes show wisdom beyond his years
 * 43) What is this character hiding from him/herself?how do you hide somthing from your self
 * 44) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Write one additional thing about your character.