Ways To Develop Characters

[Shira]

Do you know your undeveloped characters......


Physical descriptions
Ways they respond to usual questions (Things like: “Pens or pencils?”)
Mental thoughts
Book smarts
Street smarts
Thoughts
Feelings / emotions
Entire background / where they came from
Good / bad habits
Do they have money?
What they wear
Who they like
Who they hang out with
Who raised them
Race
Music
Likes / dislikes / favorites
What they eat
Favorite color
religion
Facial expressions / countenance
Their eyes
What they read
What they read
What they do
Hobbies
Desires / obsessions
Phobias
Pet peeves
Body language
Posture
Attitude
Self image
How do they see others?
Critical or optimistic?
Philosophy
Dialogue / what they say / how they say it
Humor
Reactions to things around them
Family
Education
Relational smarts
Payback, or do they let things go?