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Saturday, May 8, 2010

Three Character Development Exercises

1. Describe your character in detail. Physical characteristics first. Personality traits. Then, motivations. Work and hobbies. Friends and acquaintances. Impact on his/her surroundings. Anything else that makes him/her unique.

STOP. PAUSE. REFLECT.

2. Describe the contents of his/her pockets, handbag, briefcase or backpack: i.e., the items that are always with him/her.

STOP. PAUSE. REFLECT.

3. Choose an emotion. Write about your character in a situation where your chosen emotion predominates. Allow the character to use at least one thing that he has in his/her pockets, handbag, briefcase or backpack to aid him/her in this situation.

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