Need Help Fleshing Out Your Character?

So, I was struggling trying to figure out how to write my profile and figured if I sit down and list all the details of my character, I might be able to figure out what I want to do for his profile. So I set out to find inspiration and tutorials on how best to do this, and I stumbled upon this nifty little link: https://selfpublishing.com/character-bio-template/ which goes very in-depth in what to think about when writing your character, and I figured it could help some of you as well. I do recommend you to read to full blog, but if you're just interested in the character sheet, I'll paste it down below. 

 

The Character Template

 

 

Character Bio Template


Name: 

Nickname(s):

Name significance/meaning:

Gender:

Age: 

Birthday:

Deathday:

Star Sign/Astrology Sign/Zodiac Sign: 

Location: 

Birthplace:

Ethnicity:

Nationality:

Race:

Physical Appearance:

Skin Tone:

Complexion: 

Eye Color:

Natural Hair Color:

Height:

Weight:

Body Type:

Build:

Posture:

Birthmarks:

Scars: 

Lefthanded/Righthanded/Ambidextrous:

Age Character Appears to Others: 

Dyed Hair Color: 

Usual Hairstyle: 

Tattoos: 

Piercings:

Makeup Style: 

Clothing Style: 

Clothing Size: 

Shoe Style:  

Shoe Size:

Nail Appearance:

Eyebrow Shape: 

Features: 

Face Shape: 

Facial Hair: 

Voice:

Distinguishing Feature:

Extrovert or Introvert:

Personality Traits: 

MBTI Personality: 

Optimist or Pessimist: 

Temperament:

Mood:

Attitude:

Strengths: 

Flaws: 

Mannerisms: 

Habits: 

Morning Person or Night Owl: 

Pet Peeves: 

Favourite Sin:

Favourite Virtue: 

Weakness: 

Strengths: 

Expressiveness: 

Ruled by Heart or Mind: 

Mindset: 

Philosophy: 

Motivated by:

Everyday Speech:

Life Motto: 

Energy Level:

Memory Level:

Disabilities: 

Phobias: 

Addictions: 

General aptitude:

Mental Strengths:

Mental Weakness:

Physical Strengths: 

Physical Weakness:

Past Illnesses: 

Major Surgeries: 

Accidents:

Stability:

Allergies:

Job Title: 

Company: 

Career Type: 

Education: 

College: 

Work Ethic: 

Job History: 

Income: 

Political Party/Organizations: 

Volunteer Work: 

Dream job:

What job would s/he do poorly at: 

Career satisfaction:

Diet: 

Favourite Foods: 

Favourite Drinks:

Favourite Movie: 

Favourite Music:

Favourite Book: 

Favourite Place: 

Favourite activities: 

Favourite time of day: 

What makes them happy? 

What makes them sad? 

Hobbies:

Interests:

Favorite animal:

Loves to do: 

Hates to do:

Inspired by: 

Raised by: (family)

Parent Status: 

Mother’s Name: 

Mother’s Age: 

Mother’s Background:

Father’s Name:

Father’s Age:

Father’s Background:

Relationship with Mother:

Relationship with Father: 

Parenting Type: 

Only Child? 

First Born, Middle Child, or Youngest? 

# of Siblings: 

Relationship with Siblings: 

Extended Family: 

Family Relations: 

How has family life shaped the character? 

What they like most about their family:

What they dislike most about their family: 

Children: 

Pets:

Best Friend(s):

Worst Enemy:

Many acquaintances or few close friends?

Sexual Preference:

Orientation: 

Relationship Status:

Marital Status: 

First Love: 

Current Love or Aspiring Love:

Notable Ex-Lovers: 

Top 3 Loved Ones: 

Top 3 Disliked Ones: 

Who knows the character best? 

Childhood:

Adolescence:

Young Adult:

Adult: 

Coming of Age: 

Moments/Experiences that shaped them: 

How have they changed as a person throughout their life? 

Major regrets: 

Biggest life lessons learned: 

Religious Beliefs: 

Upbringing: 

Core Values: 

Morals: 

What does s/he believe is evil? 

What does s/he believe is good?

Risks Worth Taking: 

Important milestones: 

Achievements: 

Failures: 

Lifestyle: 

Character Traits: 

Culture: 

Main Goal: 

Minor Goal: 

Desire: 

Biggest mistakes: 

Life lessons: 

Dream Life: 

Worst Nightmare: 

Favorite Memories: 

Least favorite memories:

Things they want in life: 

Things they don’t want in life: 

What obstacles are currently in their way?

Any secrets: 

Worldview: 

Personal Hero:  

Internal Conflict: 

External Conflict: 

What others think of them: 

What they think of themselves: 

What they wish they could change: 

What they wish they could have:

What gets them fired up: 

Their definition of a good life: 

Risks worth taking: 

Things they take for granted: 

What inspires them: 

What they have doubts about: 

What makes them feel alive: 

What makes them want to do better: 

What do they want to be remembered for?

How will the character change? 

 

I hope this could help someone, it sure helped me!

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