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Part 2 of The Writing Process
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Jal's Character Sheet

Summary:

A simple 3-section document for developing a compelling character. Since I mentioned it on the Snapechat Podcast, I've been asked a few times for this character sheet, so here it is!

Notes:

If you have work skins turned off, the tables might look goofy.

There are a handful of footnotes that explain how I use the document. You can do what you want with it, of course!

You are welcome to try copy-pasting this into any word processing application you like, but it might be easiest to open my Google Docs version of it here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eN1Pg43rwR9PDfBpvvHpZNftytth8fjWI9TrFqVERMg/.

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

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Basic Info

Name:
  		Reference Photo Or Physical Descriptors1:
 
Age/Birthday/Time Shenanigans:
 
Brief Personality:
 

Motivational Framework

Primary Motivations/Goals:
  		Secondary Motivations/Goals:
 
Internal Virtues to Achieve Goals:
  		Internal Flaws Blocking Goals:
 
External Help to Achieve Goals:
  		External Obstacles Blocking Goals:
 

Relationships

Name Relationship to Character Other Notes
     
     

Footnotes

  1. "Physical Descriptors" -- Some writers like to do this up-front, but I challenge you to avoid crafting a "look" until you actually need it for your story. Fill in this box as you write, referencing or adding to it every time you use a physical descriptor.
  2. "Brief Personality" -- Recommend 1 sentence max. For example, if I was filling this out for Severus Snape, I might say "brilliant master of potions and dark arts, with snarky wit and no patience for dunderheads"
  3. Relationships Table -- Best to use a document that makes it easy to add rows, such as the Google Docs Version

Notes:

I'd love to know if you find this helpful, or if you use a different one, or other character-building tools you like!

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