I shared my questionnaire with a writing buddy today who was struggling to "get to know" his character. It got me thinking. I have a fair number of writer buddies who follow my blog and FB page so why not share this with all of them? Goodness knows I was glad when someone shared it with me. I've added a few of my own questions over the years and you are free to do the same. This page will be left unsecured, so feel free to copy and paste it for your own, personal use if you'd like.
I know this looks daunting, but I promise you that if you finish the whole thing, you will not only know your character inside and out, but you will also have a much more interesting plot because of it. Enjoy!
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What does he/she look like? Talk like? Smell like?
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List family members and how he/she feels about each.
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If he/she could go anywhere, in any time, where would he go and why?
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Who is the person in his life he/she respects most and why?
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What are his/her favorite and least favorite things about his/her life?
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What does his/her bedroom look like?
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What music does he/she listen to?
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What does he/she consider is the best decision he ever made?
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If he could change anything about his life, what would it be?
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What is his greatest fear?
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What is his greatest strength?
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What is his greatest weakness?
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What does he want to do with his life?
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What does he like to eat/drink?
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How does he relax/unwind?
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When provoked, how is he likely to react?
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Would he rather follow orders or give orders?
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What is his earliest memory?
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What traits does he find appealing in others?
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Is he impulsive, hedonistic, or practical?
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What are his ticks? OCDs?
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Does he have a moral code, and if so, what is it?
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To what extent are his actions defined by his morals?
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Is he supersticious? Religious?
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Does he value faith or instinct or reason more?
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Does he believe in an afterlife? Does that belief comfort him?
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Would he be more likely to do what’s best for many, or for one person he cares about?
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Does he have a motto or saying?
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Does he make friends easily?
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Does he have a best friend?
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Does he trust people easily?
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How hard does he find it to influence others? Get them to do what he wants?
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How does he react when he doesn’t get his way?
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How does he dress?
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Does he have any scars/tattoos and where/why did he get them?
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Would he choose to alter his appearance if he could, and if so how?
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Is there something about his appearance that he particularly likes/dislikes?
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How good is he with technolodgy?
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If he were lost in the woods, how would he survive?
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Where did his knowledge come from? Did he go to school?
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If he baked his friends a cake, would they eat it?
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Does he have any artistic talent?
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What three words would he use to describe himself?
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Does he have to work hard to learn things or do things seem to come naturally to him?
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What is the first thing he thinks about in the morning and the last thing he thinks about at night?
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How would he react to being betrayed by someone he trusts?
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What are his physical limitations?
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Is there any one subject or talent he is particularly good at or known for?
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If he could have any one thing, right now, what would it be and what would he do with it?
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