Character Development Checklist 2.0

Character Development Checklist 2.0

Several months ago I posted the original Character Development Checklist, because why wouldn’t you need dozens of random questions about your character?

In my humble opinion, there’s no such thing as too many questions. How can we ever know too much about our characters? The reader might not see it, but everything the author knows will mold the characters and the story. How can that be a bad thing?

Which is exactly why I added dozens of questions to the original character sheet. Check out a link to the first one above, and scroll below for an updated version

Basics:

Character’s Name (first, middle, last)

Character’s Nickname(s)

Name pronunciation

Origin of name

Age

Ethnicity

Sex/Gender

Sexual orientation

Hair color

Eye color

Height

Weight

Scars

Tattoos

Birthmarks

Piercings

Right/left handed/ambidextrous

Glasses/contacts

Apparel:

Clothing preferences

Accessories

Style

Trinkets

Favorite possession

Equipment

Grooming habits

Family and Relationships:

Parents

Siblings

Grandparents

Marital Status

Significant Other

Children

Pets

Friends

Enemies

Close relatives

Non-close relatives

Ancestors

Religion:

The religion they follow (if any)

Beliefs

Superstitions

Virtues

Location:

Country of Birth

Place of Birth (State, city, etc)

First Language

Cultures

Traditions

Schooling:

Highest Education

Degrees

Home-schooled/public school/private school

Favorite subject

Favorite teacher

Least favorite subject

Least favorite teacher

Average grade

Study habits

Special education

Graduating year

Work:

Occupation

Salary

Employment history

Work space

Mode of Transportation

Total income

Boss

Hours

Experience

Co-worker relationships

Rank

Work ethic

Home:

Rent or Own

House, apartment, etc

Mode of transportation

Living space

Address

Hometown

Inner Workings Of Your Character:

Secrets

Fears

Worries

Eating Habits

Food preferences

Sleep preferences

Work preferences

Book preferences

Music preferences

Introverted/extroverted

Optimist/pessimist

Hobbies

Pet peeves

Prejudices

Proud of

Biggest vulnerability

Embarrassed by

Worst memory

Best memory

Earliest memory

Fondest memory

Skilled at

Unskilled at

Attitude

Obsessions

Stresses

Addictions

Handicaps (physical)

Handicaps (emotional/psychological)

Allergies

Medical history

IQ

Temperament

Attitude

Perception and outlook on life

Desires

Regrets

Soft spots

Habits:

Verbal quirks

Physical quirks

Gestures

Work habits

Sleeping habits

Annoying habits

Irrational habits

Eating habits

Healthy habits

Unhealthy habits

Mannerisms

Drinking habits

Vices

Objects Kept In - And Why:

Their closet

Their bedroom

Their purse/bag

Their fridge

Their car

Their desk

Their pockets

Their junk drawer

Their glove compartment

Their backpack

Their locker

Their car trunk

Their wallet

Their suitcase

Favorites:

Favorite book

Favorite movie

Favorite hobby

Favorite animal

Favorite color

Favorite season

Favorite food

Favorite drink

Favorite time of day

Favorite song

Favorite music genre

Favorite memory

Favorite band

Favorite words

Favorite subject

Favorite number

Favorite TV-show

Favorite place

Least Favorite:

Least favorite book

Least favorite movie

Least favorite hobby

Least favorite animal

Least favorite color

Least favorite season

Least favorite food

Least favorite drink

Least favorite time of day

Least favorite song

Least favorite music genre

Least favorite memory

Least favorite band

Least favorite words

Least favorite subject

Least favorite number

Least favorite TV-show

Least favorite place

Other:

Talents

Political preference

Strengths

Flaws

Prized possessions

Special/favorite memories

Time and date of birth

What they love

What they hate

Social class

Sports/clubs

Blood type

Posture

Speech impediments

Spending habits

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The Main Protagonist has the ability to see things other people cannot such as ghosts, demons, etc. Often seen as a weirdo by everyone else, The Protagonist spends most of their time interacting with supernatural beings. Their interacts range from normal conversations to errands to even helping a spirit pass over to the other side. However due to The Protagonist  welcoming the companionship of supernatural beings, their dealings with such forces eventually attract the attention of a powerful exorcist who regards spirits and monsters as an automatic evil. The Protagonist must stop the the exorcist from upsetting the peace and balance that they had tried so hard to obtain without unintentionally causing a war between the two factions.

8 years ago

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8 years ago

Soundtrack for writers

Writing without music kind of gets me stuck. I don’t know what happens, I feel incomplete. The wrong type of music, however, throws me off. If, just like me, music is an important part of your writing process, this is the post for you.

Sound effects websites:

Rainy Mood 

Shower Time

Coffitivity

Soundrown

Noisli

Rainy Cafe

A Soft Murmur

Snowy Mood

Sound effects on YT:

- Journey

Night train

Night train with rain

Car ride

Car ride with rain

Airplane cabin

Pirate ship

Pirate ship with rain

Spaceship

- Nature

Garden

Swamp

Rainforest

Snow storm

Snow storm with fireplace

Winter wind

Winter waterfall

Beach

River

Desert with wind

Field

Underwater

Haunting storm

Cave water

- Places and events

Airport

Restaurant

City

Train station

Shopping mall

School

Convention center

Call center office

Fireworks

Classical music:

Liszt

Handel

Villa-Lobos

Mahler

Mussorgsky

Paganini

Clara Schumann

Robert Schumann

Haydn

G.P. da Palestrina

Rossini

Verdi

Chopin

Takemitsu

Salieri

Elgar

Debussy

Gershwin

Satie

Soundtracks:

Ghibli

Lord of the Rings

Skyrim

Pirates of the Caribbean

Harry Potter

Naruto and Naruto (villains)

Journey

Disney

Star Wars

The Terminator

The Last of Us

Cowboy Bebop

The Ring

Edward Scissorhands

Sleepy hollow

The Village

Until Dawn

Layers of Fear

Outlander

Downton Abbey

This War of Mine

Hunter x Hunter

Pride and Prejudice

Clannad

Marco Polo

House of the Flying Daggers

Baccano!

Somewhere in time

The Order

The Notebook

Final Fantasy X

Final Fantasy XIII

Van Helsing

Anno 1404

Jurassic Park

Lost

Titanic

The Last of the Mohicans

One Piece

7 years ago
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7 years ago
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7 years ago

Hello. I have this idea where the whole concept of the book revolves around death. But i have a problem with trying write it out, could you give me a guide about planning? Like a basic skeleton to a slice of life book?

Hello!

There are lots of ways to plan, and what works really well for one writer can be completely unhelpful to another. There’s no one-size-fits-all skeleton exactly, but here are some ways and means for you to try:

First, here is a cute guide made by @maxkirin

Second, you can always try and map out the plot based off of a story structure system- aka,

1.  this famous Freytag model,

Or related to that, the “skeletal outline”, in which you take each of those elements and write down a few details for each one:

Exposition: -

Finn lives alone in a disheveled house

 -He is trying to change his life after a complicated past

Rising Action:

- Leon, from Finn’s past, shows up

- Leon tries to rope Finn into a plan

2. your Hero’s Journey, 

and go point by point through the arc, writing down a sentence or two for each significant moment on the chart. 

3. “Flashlight Outlining”:

Take it chapter by chapter and just “shine a little light” on what’s going to happen.

Chapter 1: Finn is living alone when someone from his past, Leon, comes to visit him, trying to convince him to help him with a crime. Finn says no.

Chapter 2: Leon gets mad and concocts a plan that lands Finn in hot water.

Chapter 3: Vera agrees to help Finn, but in return he has to help her with…

And so on.

4. Freeform:

Write all your ideas down in one place, and don’t even try to organize it. Sometimes just figuring out what you do know helps you figure out what you don’t know.

If you’re artsy, you can even try drawing out a little mind map of all the elements you have so far.

5. Penemue’s Personal Method: 

This is just something that I started doing by myself when I first started writing, and I’ve been doing it ever since, just because it works for me. It’s something like the flashlight or skeletal method, but with an added element: for each part of the plot, I write a quick little line or quote that summarizes the idea or the scene.

1. Finn is trying to figure out his life independently when Leon shows up.

“We’d really like for you to come back to us, Finnigan.” Leon smiled a tight-lipped smile as he leaned against the battered door frame, folding his arms as he pressed his back against the front door, making it clear that Finn was not allowed to leave.

2. Finn refuses to help Leon, so Leon frames Finn to get him in trouble as revenge.

“As the city guards locked the shackles around his wrists, Finn could glimpse Leon through the gathering crowd. He gave Finn that same stupid smile before disappearing down the alley. He’d made good on his promise.”

And so on. It’s not writing the entire scene, although it often prompts me to do so. But it gives me a glimpse into each moment as I picture it, which I can then look back on for inspiration when it’s time to really write it.

It also helps to do some character planning before you start as well. 

You can also find some cool templates on the internet.

In short, there are a million models of outlines and maps, and sometimes it takes a little trial and error to find the one that suits you personally. And of course, when all else fails, you can always combine different elements to make your own. I hope this gives you a good place to start.

Anyone can feel free to add on their own methods!

~Penemue

7 years ago

why do you like eating a girl out?

the sounds. the way she whimpers. the way she brings it up back to my mouth when i stop. the broken moans. hearing her breathing get harder & feeling her legs shake. when she looks down at me as i look up at her and she bites her lip, my gosh. the way her back arches. the way she grinds her clit on my tongue. the death grip on my head right before she cums and her legs give out. the way she pulls me back up & tastes herself on my lips.

8 years ago

Updated Master list :)

So I figuered it was about time I made an updated Master list for all you guys :) I will have this posted a link to this in the description of my blog so it’s easy to access. Thank you all for your support I appreciate all you guys very much :) More to come Same Bat-time Same Bat-channel! :) Also I apologies for the bland descriptions.  

Jewel-

Part one- http://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/150843540291/jewel-part-1-joker-x-reader-3

Part two- http://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/150916425256/jewel-part-2-joker-x-reader

Part three- http://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/150929985386/jewel-part-3-joker-x-reader-3

Part four- http://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/150969518401/jewel-part-4-joker-x-reader

Part 5ive- http://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/151119906066/jewel-part-5-joker-x-reader

Baby Daddy-

Part 1- http://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/151154257541/3-3-baby-daddy-3-joker-x-reader

Part 2- http://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/151298200876/baby-daddy-part-2-joker-x-reader

Part 3- http://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/151360649661/baby-daddy-part-3-joker-x-reader

Part 4- http://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/151629079721/baby-daddy-part-4

Whip-Lash 

Part 1- http://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/151863977581/whiplash-part-1-joker-x-reader

Part 2- http://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/151941854751/whiplash-part-2-joker-x-reader

Carmen 

Part 1- http://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/152011495461/carmen-joker-x-carmenreader-js-perspective

Part 2- http://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/152087975431/carmen-part-2-joker-x-carmenreader-js

Part 3-http://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/152132342571/carmen-part-3-joker-x-carmenreader-js

Part 4-  http://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/152309556891/carmen-part-4-joker-x-carmen-reader-js

Part 5-  http://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/152537371421/carmen-part-5-joker-x-carmenreader-js

Part 6-  http://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/152617120951/carmen-part-6-joker-x-carmenreader-js

Part 7-http://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/152840152886/carmen-part-7-joker-x-carmen-reader-js

Part 8- http://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/153410253961/carmen-part-8-jokerxcarmen-js-perspective

Circus 

Part 1- http://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/153274406861/circus-joker-x-reader

Part 2- http://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/153499831221/circus-part-2

Heath Ledger Joker x reader

Part 1- http://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/153457780716/heath-ledger-joker-x-reader

Part 2- http://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/153711918201/heath-ledger-x-reader-part-two

Smile-

Part 1- http://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/153995500156/smile-heath-ledger-joker-x-reader

Part 2- http://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/154146445481/smile-part-2-heath-ledger-x-reader

Part 3-https://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/154623357161/smile-part-3-heath-ledger-x-reader

Birthday- (Joker X Reader) J surprises reader on her birthday. 

https://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/154592499271/request-birthday

Prison Break- (Joker x Harley) Joker breaks Harley out of Arkham 

https://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/154592899786/request-prison-break-harley

Bored Mr. J- (Joker X Reader) J wants reader to pay attention to him not homework

https://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/154638721296/request-bored-mr-j

Baby Doll- (Joker X Reader) SMUT SMUT SMUT

https://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/155078912821/baby-doll-joker-smut-im-so-sorry

Ice- (Joker X Reader) Joker loses reader to accident on ice

https://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/156781383511/ice-joker-x-reader

Clubbing- (Joker X Reader) J and Reader go out for a night on the town

https://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/156997385456/joker-x-reader-clubbing

Feeling- (Joker X Reader) J has feeling he wants to express to reader

https://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/157454247421/joker-x-reader-feeling

Dream- (Joker X Reader) J has a weird dream about reader

https://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/157579433841/dream-joker-x-reader

Pink Rose- (Joker X Reader) Ah love 

https://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/157807293581/pink-rose-part-1-joker-x-reader

Lost- (Jerome X Reader) Reader is in hospital and Jerome is worried 

 Part 1-https://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/157843369691/jerome-x-reader-lost

Part 2- https://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/158670930726/jerome-x-reader-jeromes-point-of-view-continuance

Jerome request- (Jerome X Reader) Tbh I don’t even remember what this one is about 

https://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/158454534671/jerome-request

White Demon- (Joker X Reader) MARRIAGE!

https://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/158682343821/white-demon-joker-x-reader

Green eyes of Envy- (Jerome X Reader) Jerome gets jealous

https://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/158893864751/green-eyes-of-envy-jerome-x-reader

Oh no- (Jerome X Reader) Reader becomes pregnant 

https://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/159174809536/jerome-x-reader-oh-no

Close Call- (Joker X Reader) J gets shot 

https://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/159844017676/close-call-joker-x-reader

Heaven is a Place on Earth- (Joker X Reader)

https://the-green-haired-fellow.tumblr.com/post/160068283276/heaven-is-a-place-on-earth-joker-x-reader

Little One- (Bruce X Reader X Joker X idek anymore) 

So on a separate blog I have been working on this multi-chapter story of Bruce Wayne X reader I call ‘Little one’ The run down of it is It’s basically about Bruce (Bale version) Wayne’s wife Dr y/n Lillian Carson who is a psychiatrist at Arkham who and is always assigned to the clown (Leto Version) during his many visits at the hospital. Joker and his wife/ i don’t even know what she is Carmen (Who is a character from my previous stories called Carmen I will provide a link) have a son together named Maddox who Joker requests to live with Bruce and his wife after Joker is busted by the police, Carmen tries to hang herself in a closet and is presumed dead by Joker and Maddox but she isn’t and blah blah blah.. Here they are if you would like to read them

Part 1- https://let-me-help-you-bruce.tumblr.com/post/154996522882/batman-x-reader

Part 2- https://let-me-help-you-bruce.tumblr.com/post/154998221177/bruce-wayne-x-reader-part-2

Part 3-https://let-me-help-you-bruce.tumblr.com/post/155407751737/bruce-wayne-x-reader-part-3

Part 4- https://let-me-help-you-bruce.tumblr.com/post/157504387792/bruce-x-reader-part-4

Part 5- https://let-me-help-you-bruce.tumblr.com/post/157844195702/bruce-wayne-x-reader-part-5

Part 6- https://let-me-help-you-bruce.tumblr.com/post/158911064967/bruce-x-reader-part-6

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7 years ago

Seven very majestic seconds.

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