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20 Character Writing Questions

1. Who’s the oldest character of yours that you still write?

2. Who’s the oldest character of yours, defunct or not?

3. Has writing a character ever made you realize something about yourself?

4. Have you ever written minor characters that have either taken over or branched off into their own stories?

5. Do you prefer to write human, animal, monster, or _____ characters? Why?

6. When writing a character, do you find it easier to work on their external or internal ticks first?

7. Do you have characters that you know you’ll never write, but can’t bear to get rid of/recycle?

8. Is there a character that embodies your good traits, or traits you wish you had? Several characters? Which ones and what traits?

9. Is there a character that embodies your bad traits? Several characters? Which ones and what traits?

10. Is there a character that explores your interests (orrrr is that just all of your characters)?

11. If you have characters that embody certain traits of yours—good or bad—has writing them changed how you view those traits? Has it affected you in any way?

12. Do you wish you were more like any of your characters, or are you more detached?

13. Do you create playlists for your characters?

14. When writing for specific characters, is there anything you have to do to get into the right mindset?

15. Which character is your guilty pleasure?

16. Is there a character of yours who’s a real struggle to write? Why do you think that is?

17. Which character is the easiest to write? Why do you think that is?

18. Is there anything you really wish you could do that you feel is outside your current ability? A concept that you wish you could pull off but are uncertain about?

19. What’s more important to you: visual design, unique personality, a trendy character aesthetic, etc? If you’re not sure, then what’s the first thing you usually nail down in a character?

20. Do you plan to take any of your characters to a game? Or are you just happy to write them in memes or PSLs?