[chuchutrain]: 63.Excercises.Building Believable Characters: part 2

1.A childhood accident which has left them with a fear.
-when she was a child she went to watch arachnophobia with a friend and her family. That night her older brothers tarantula got out of it’s cage and got into her room and her pajamas
2. Their pet peeve.
-when people shake their leg
3. Something they do really well.
-writing stories and telling lies
4. Something they do really badly.
-public speaking
5. Something in their past they wish they hadn't done - and why.
-She wishes she had never agreed to steal merchandise from a store. Her “friend” had asked her if she wanted to and that they would be able to get away with it. They didn’t.
6. A recurring nightmare.
-She always dreams that her entire family dies and everyone shuns her, leaving her alone.
7. A fantasy
-She dreams of becoming famous and having a perfect life.
8. The one thing they would change about themselves, if they could.
-her eyes, she doesn’t like her eye colour, she thinks it’s too boring
9. The worst and best moment of their life so far.
-worst: when her mother died
-best: seeing her brother get married
10. How would they react if a stranger offered them a lift?
-get the creeps and decline, then walk away fast.
11. How would they react if they saw a child, crying and alone?
-yes she would.
12. How would they react if they found a purse full of large denomination notes?
-try and find who it belongs to, and if she can’t find who it belongs too she would keep it.
13. Think about introducing your character to someone you know at a party – what single sentence would you use to tell someone about them?
-She loves to travel and is quite opinionated
14. Write down everything you can think of about your character that has not been mentioned in either list.
-she doesn’t care about what people think of her because she finds it pointless since she can’t please everyone.
-she is quite sarcastic



© Stephanie Chu, 2006