Writer's block can be very frustrating. I have developed a technique that has worked well for me to blast through writer's block. I create a piece of artwork that symbolizes a potential character and then I look at the picture and fill out the questionnaire below. I will be posting character artwork with the questionnaire so you can do the same.
Here is the first character for a potential children's book:
Here is the questionnaire again:
Character Name: __________________________________________________
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Background:
Where is he/she from?
Family:
Dreams and Aspirations:
Character Personality:
Character Fashion/Style:
Ex. Mark always wears his St Anthony necklace on a gold chain. It was given to him by the
Archbishop, as a thank you for returning a first edition bible that had been stolen.
Samantha wore the most garish colors that she could find. The worst thing that one could be, she
claimed, was unnoticed.
Biggest Fear:
Ex. Teresa is terrified that she will never find success as an artist because the rest of her family are ultra
successful
Ex. Claudia is deathly afraid of spiders. She barely sleeps because she is terrified one will climb into
bed with her.
Character Flaws and Weaknesses:
Ideal Romantic Partner:
Nemesis:
Character Quirk:
Ex. Michael only eats green M &Ms. He finds the other colors disturbing because …
Ex. Kerry always sleeps with her dead mother's knife under her pillow. She finds ...
Character Motivation:
Need character motivation ideas? Check out this free tool:
https://springhole.net/writing_roleplaying_randomators//character-motivation.htm
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