CHARACTER QUESTIONNARE - Copy and paste these 28 questions into a google or word doc to help develop your characters.
1. What is their full name?
2. How old are they?
3. What is their physical description?
4. What is their marital status?
5. What was their childhood like?
6. What is their Current Occupation and what were their past jobs?
7. What was their Education?
8. What are their hobbies? Do they play any Sports?
9. What is their Favorite Book?/Movie?/Album?
10. What is a typical Saturday night for the character?
11. What is their Biggest regret in life?
12. Who or what does the character love?
13. Who or what does the character hate?
14. Who or what does the character fear?
15. What is the character’s internal motivation? (what they need) and What is the character’s external motivation? (what they think they need):
16. What is the character’s fatal flaw?
17. What is the character’s secret?
18. How does the character speak?
19. What is the character’s goal in the story?
20. Is the character active in achieving their goal?
21. Who or what prevents the character from achieving their goal?
22. What happens if the character does not achieve their goal?
23. What is the transformation arc of the character?
24. Who or what helps the character change?
25. Who is the character’s mentor?
26. Does the character have any conflicting personality traits?
27. What is the character missing in their life?
28. What is the first image of the character? What does it tell us about them?
1. What is their full name?
2. How old are they?
3. What is their physical description?
4. What is their marital status?
5. What was their childhood like?
6. What is their Current Occupation and what were their past jobs?
7. What was their Education?
8. What are their hobbies? Do they play any Sports?
9. What is their Favorite Book?/Movie?/Album?
10. What is a typical Saturday night for the character?
11. What is their Biggest regret in life?
12. Who or what does the character love?
13. Who or what does the character hate?
14. Who or what does the character fear?
15. What is the character’s internal motivation? (what they need) and What is the character’s external motivation? (what they think they need):
16. What is the character’s fatal flaw?
17. What is the character’s secret?
18. How does the character speak?
19. What is the character’s goal in the story?
20. Is the character active in achieving their goal?
21. Who or what prevents the character from achieving their goal?
22. What happens if the character does not achieve their goal?
23. What is the transformation arc of the character?
24. Who or what helps the character change?
25. Who is the character’s mentor?
26. Does the character have any conflicting personality traits?
27. What is the character missing in their life?
28. What is the first image of the character? What does it tell us about them?