New Character Profile 1

I number and label these posts as if we will ever have more than one.  In the past, this has not worked so well, but we'll see.  Maybe this time we'll get something going... or maybe not.  Oh, well.  That's what this blog is for, right?  Messing around.  Maybe you can title the next blog with the name you choose for this character.

Here it is:  Your character is a male.  His 5 most prominent qualities are that he is:

1. Enthusiastic
2. Dependable
3. Gifted (hmmm. you can decide in which way)
4. Studious (maybe's he's in college.  Maybe he goes to Harvard even)
5. Exacting (this seems to be a flaw.  The dictionary definition of this is  "tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands")


So, to get a better idea of how these traits define him, write a few sentences about each one, and how they are specific to him.  Or whatever.


Should that be all you do for now?  No, you need to pick a name and stuff.  So answer as many of these next questions as you feel like, I can answer the rest if you want because this exercise can get pretty time consuming, so you decide.


1. Name:
2. Age:
3. Color hair/eyes:
4. Build/weight/height:
5. Job:
6. Most admirable action:
7. Least admirable action:
8. Greatest Fear:
9. Greatest desire:
10. Darkest secret:
11. One sentence philosophy on life:
12. Things that would drive this character to tears:
13. Things that would drive this character to murder:
14. How would he react to:
      Getting in trouble:
      Danger:


The next step, one I particularly love in getting to know a character, is (after you answer all these questions and already have a pretty good idea) listen to a random song on your ipod and imagine it relating to your character in some way.  Maybe it describes him.  Maybe he's singing it on stage at a bar or something.  Maybe it captures his emotional state.  Regardless, you decide how or why that song matters to him.