Characters

Hello everyone.


I've been writing for a long while but in the last few months, I have been planning out my stories. I looked online for an outline of how I should do this. I found a character outline, everything you should know about your characters.


People say that you should know your characters better than you know yourself. I agree with this but I didn't know what I should know about them. When I found this outline, it became very clear what I needed and I now fill this out when I create a new character.


One more thing, you should know all this about your characters but that doesn't mean you should have it all in your book. This just helps you understand your characters and helps with writing you outline for your story.


*Note: This isn't mine. I found it online. I did make some changes but other than that it's not mine.*



General Information



Full name:

Age:

Date of birth:

Race:

Gender:

Sexuality:

Current residence:

Relationship status:

Social status:

Traits of Voice:

Accent (if any):

Language spoken:

Other languages known:

Physical Appearance

Height:

Weight:

Eye color:

Skin color:

Shape of face:

Distinguishing features:

Build of body:

Hair color:

Hairstyle:

Tattoos:

Piercings:

Typical clothing:

Is seen by others as:

Personality:

Likes:

Dislikes:

Education:

Fears:

Personal goals:

General attitude:

Values:

General sociability:

Health:

Illnesses (if any):

Allergies (if any):

Sleeping habits:

Energy level:

Eating habits:

Memory:

History:

Birth country:

Hometown:

Childhood:

Teen years:

History of family:

Briefly explain life story:

Relationships:

Parents:

Siblings:

Any enemies (and why):

Children:

Friends:

Best friend(s):

Important friends/relatives (explain):

Love interest (if there is one):

Combat:

Peaceful or violent:

Weapon (if applicable):

Others:

Current home:

Favorite types of food:

Favorite types of drink:

Hobbies/pastimes:

Talents:

Favorite colors:

Favorite type of music:


I also you Pinterest to get to know my characters.


I make a board for them and pin anything that sounds like them.


For example, I made a board for The Key to Hell. (Click this to visit the board)


I found pins that seemed to fit his personality or anything that would make me understand him better.


You can do this with all or some of your characters but you should know something about them.


Anyway, thank you for reading. Comment if something didn't make sense or you have any questions.