s)What does he think when he’s alone?

t)Does he have any secrets he hasn’t disclosed to anyone?

u)His prejudices?

v)Dominant motives?

w)Values most?

x)Desires most?

y)How does he treat those around him? (children, superiors, etc)

z)Any vices or virtues?

8.Likes and dislikes

a)Favourite colour, food, etc

b)Favourite music?

c)Taste in clothing?

d)Does character like something in particular?

e)Does character dislike something in particular?

9.Lifestyle

a)Where does character live (country, city)?

b)Does character live in a house, apartment etc

c)Does character like where he lives?

d)Does where he lives reflect what kind of person he is?

e)Does he have a favourite room? (Or a piece of furniture or other object etc) f)Does he have a car? What type? Does car reflect person he is?

g)Any hobbies? Personal habits (neat, sloppy etc)

10.Background

a)Parents names

b)Parents occupations

c)Describe relationship with parents

d)Any siblings?

e)Describe relationship with siblings

f)What kind of childhood did character have?

g)What kind of adolescence did character have? h)What kind of schooling did character undergo? (Private or public? Has this shaped who he is?)

i)What was highest-level achieved in school?

j)Citizenship/Ethnic Origin?

k)In which country does he currently live?

l)If country he lives in is not where he was born, why does he live there?

11.Character’s current position

a)Any friends? b)Any enemies? c)Acquaintances? d)Has character been married before? e)Has character been engaged before? f)Any children? g)Most meaningful experience? h)Any disappointments? i)What is character’s goal in life? j)Attitude towards opposite sex? k)Attitude towards life?

12.Employment

a)What kind of job does character currently have? b)What kind of jobs has character had previously? c)Is character content in current employment? d)If not, what would be their dream job?

13.What do you feel for this character?

a)Admire b)Love c)Hate d)Dislike e)Like f)Pity g)Envy

Whatever you feel for this character, your emotions must be strong. If they are not, either build on this further or begin building another character altogether.

3)You put a lot of thought into it and selected best one.

I hope it was latter – and I hope you did this…

1)You noted down as many titles as you could think of

2)Then crossed out titles you thought were ‘so-so’

3)And kept most grabbing title of them all?

You did do this, didn’t you?