Creative Writing – Larsen
Character Sketch
Choose at least 20 of the following topics to describe, giving as much information
about your main characters as possible. You must address the underlined topics, but
then can choose your own areas of their personality to develop. Focus on creating little
details that you can add into your story to make each character an individual. Repeat
for all three of your main characters.
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Character’s Full Name
Character’s Nickname
Gender
Age
Appearance (feel free to draw a picture with your description)
Educational background and interests
Vocation/Occupation/Job
Economic/Social status
Marital Status
Family background/ Ethnicity
Pets
Taste in books, music, movies, etc
Food preferences
Talents
Places they spend most of their time
Favorite possessions
Recreation/ Hobbies
Diction/ Accent/ Way of speaking
Obsessions
Ambitions
Superstitions
Fears
Attitudes towards others
Self-Image (what they think about themselves)
Character flaws
Character strengths
What makes them happy and what they are most likely to do when happy
What makes them angry and what they are most likely to do when angry
What makes them sad and what they are most likely to do when sad
Major crisis or dominant situation in their life at the opening of the script