Character Development

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A/N: Whenever I create my characters for a new book, I begin to fill in the answers of what my characters physically look like, their personalities + traits, families + religions, educations, jobs, homes, psychology, astrology and physiology. All of my characters in different stories are Christians just like me. Last year, while I was Googling what the character development looked like; I typed in some of the questions that I saved on WordPad. You can save some of the questions by submitting them on either WordPad or on a notebook that will come in handy. When you begin creating a character for your story, imagine if you're friends with you main character and you've been to their house, go to the same school as them and work at the same work place as them. So, here are the questions down below to help you start on your character development;

Basics

Name: 

Nicknames:

Gender:

Lefty or Righty:

Age:

Body shape:

Height:

Weight:

Eye color:

Hair color:

Distinguishing marks:

Physical traits:

Family/Religion

Parents:

Siblings:

Marital Status:

Significant others:

Children:

Other relatives:

Pets:

Friends:

Enemies:

Ethnicity:

Religion: 

Beliefs: 

Superstitions:

Diction, Accent, etc.:

School/Work/Home

Education:

Degrees:

Vocation/Occupation:

Employment History:

Salary:

Status and Money:

Own or Rent:

Original Living Place(s):

Living Place:

Workplace:

Main Mode of Transportation:

Psychology

Fears:

Secrets:

IQ:

Eating Habits:

Food Preference:

Sleeping Habits:

Movie/Book Preferences:

Music Preferences:

Groups or Alone:

Leader or Follower:

Planned Out or Spontaneous:

Journal Entries:

Hobbies/Recreation:

How Do They Relax?:

What Excites Them?:

Pet Peeves:

Attitudes:

Prejudices:

Flaws:

Obsessions:

Addictions:

Ambitions:

As Seen By Others:

As Seen By Self: 

Flaws:

Astrology/Physiology

Birth Date:

Time of Birth:

Western Astrological Sign:

Traits Associated with Western Sign:

Chinese Zodiac Sign:

Traits Associated with Chinese Sign:

Handwriting:

Sexual History:

General Health:

Medical History:

Allergies:

Chronic Illnesses:

Handicaps:

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