Character Creation Suggestions


a list by Carol Bly (The Passionate Accurate Story,
pages 68-70, ©1998, Milkweed Editing, USA)

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Work: what they know how to do or want to do or used to do.

Love: people they love or fail to love. It is a love life, even if its an empty love life.

Hobbies: good or inane or wicked.

A past.

A future.

Intense wanting of something or hoping for something or none: flaccid ideals, a bland contentment.

A secret character: some notions or qualities they don't exhibit.

A public facade (or none).

A set of weaknesses or strengths.

The ability (or none) to be inspired.

Looks. The millions of ways human beings or animals look.

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