Storyteller’s Creed

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge.

That myth is more potent than history.

That dreams are more powerful than facts.

That hope always triumphs over experience.

That laughter is the only cure for grief.

And I believe that love is stronger than death.

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Sunday, October 16, 2011

Question your Characters

  That's right. Grab your characters, set them down on the couch, and begin asking some questions.
  These questions, to be precise.
  (Disclaimer: These are not my questions, excellent though they are. They are, in fact, invented by the Office of Letters and Light Young Writers Program. They're fun to fill out. I would suggest highlighting all the words. Once they're highlighted, they should look like this. Then, right click -- that is, click the button to the right -- and click on "Copy". Then, open a Word document, or whatever program you use to enter text, right click again, and click "Paste". Or you could paste it into a blog post, and fill it out on the blog. Either way works.)
  All right, here we go:

1. Name:
2. Age:
3. Height:
4. Eye color:
5. Physical appearance:
6. Strange or unique physical attributes:
7. Favorite clothing style/outfit:
8. Where does he or she live? What is it like there?
9. Defining gestures/movements (i.e., curling his or her lip when he or she speaks, always
keeping his or her eyes on the ground, etc.):
10. Things about his or her appearance he or she would most like to change:
11. Speaking style (fast, talkative, monotone, etc.):
12. Pet peeves:
13. Fondest memory:
14. Hobbies/interests:
15. Special skills/abilities:
16. Insecurities:
17. Quirks/eccentricities:
18. Temperament (easygoing, easily angered, etc.):
19. Negative traits:
20. Things that upset him or her:
21. Things that embarrass him or her:
22. This character is highly opinionated about:
23. Any phobias?
24. Things that make him or her happy:
25. Family (describe):
26. Deepest, darkest secret:
27. Reason he or she kept this secret for so long:
28. Other people's opinions of this character (What do people like about this character?
What do they dislike about this character?):
29. Favorite bands/songs/type of music:
30. Favorite movies:
31. Favorite TV shows:
32. Favorite books:
33. Favorite foods:
34. Favorite sports/sports teams:
35. Political views:
36. Religion/philosophy of life:
d37. Physical health:
38. Dream vacation:
39. Description of his or her house:
40. Description of his or her bedroom:
41. Any pets?
42. Best thing that has ever happened to this character:
43. Worst thing that has ever happened to this character:
44. Superstitions:
45. Three words to describe this character:
46. If a song played every time this character walked into the room, what song would it be?

  Hope you have fun. Tiger (or should I say, Orangetails42) I found your account on the website. I also sent you a request to be writing buddies. Just go to your writing buddies page, and then find the "Pending Requests" tab and click on it. It'll say that President Fantasy wants to be your writing buddy. Just click "Accept".
  If you click "Deny", I'll be really hurt.
-President Fantasy

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