How to Create a Character Profile With a little help from blog.reedsy.com

PART 1: THE OUTER LAYER Definition: How your character looks, sounds, and moves. Similar to: An offender profile.

📖📖 THE BASICS Name: ________________________________ Age: ________________________________ Place of birth: _____________________ Current location: _____________________ Nationality: ___________________________ Education: ___________________________ Occupation: ___________________________ Income: ___________________________

👀👀 PHYSICAL APPEARANCE Height: _______________________________________________________________ Eye color: _______________________________________________________________ Hair color: _______________________________________________________________ Build: _______________________________________________________________ Distinguishing features (tattoos, scars, birthmarks)?

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🧥🧥 Preferred outfit?

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👓👓 Glasses? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

🌂🌂 Accessories (cane, pipe, necklace, etc.)?

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Grooming:

☐ Disheveled ☐ Smart, very put together ☐ Untidy but clean ☐ Other? If so, explain: _____________________________________________________________________

Distinguishing “tics” and mannerisms:

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🏥🏥 Health? Do they suffer from chronic illnesses? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

✍ Handwriting (sloppy, neat, careful, unintelligible): ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

👣👣 Gait: ☐ Confident, powerful strides ☐ Lazy stroll ☐ Fast, walks at a clip ☐ Distracted, eyes on the ground ☐ Other? If so, explain: _____________________________________________________________________

💬💬 SPEECH AND COMMUNICATION Style of speech (elevated, educated, peppered with slang, etc.)?

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Tempo of speech (rapid, slow, measured, drawl, etc.)?

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Do they have an accent? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Pitch (melodious, gravelly, deep, etc.)?

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Posture:

☐ Stiff, military ☐ Slouching ☐ Casual and relaxed ☐ ‘Turtle,’ tired ☐ Other? If so, explain: ______________________________________________________________________

🖐🖐 Gesturing:

☐ Only when agitated or eager ☐ Doesn’t gesture ☐ Compulsive “hand-talker” ☐ Controlled, only to make a point ☐ Other? If so, explain: ______________________________________________________________________

👁👁 Level of eye contact (direct, shifty, etc.): ________________________________________ Speech impediments: _________________________________________________________________ Distinguishing speech “tics”:

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🖕🖕 Preferred curse word: __________________________________________________________ ⚾ Catchphrases: __________________________________________________________________ 🤣🤣 Laughter? What do they tend to find funny?

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Describe their smile? ___________________________________________________________________________________ Emotive? Do they wear their emotions on their sleeve? How easily can others to read them?

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They have a resting ________________ face.

☐ Bitch 😒😒 ☐ Angel 😇😇 ☐ Neutral 😐😐 ☐ Confused 🤨🤨 ☐ Other? If so, explain: _____________________________________________________________________

PART 2: THE FLESH Definition: How your character is a product of their environment. Similar to: The character bio and backstory.

⏪ THE PAST 🏡🏡 Hometown: __________________________________________________________________________________ Type of childhood (sheltered, neglected, etc.)? _________________________________________________ 🍏🍏 Education:

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Were they involved in organizations and clubs at school?

☐ Sports ⚽ ☐ Debate 🗣🗣 ☐ Gay / Straight Alliance 🌈🌈 ☐ Model UN 🤝🤝 ☐ Drama 🎭🎭 ☐ Other? If so, explain: ____________________________________________________________

🎓🎓 At graduation, they were named Most Likely To ________________________ in the yearbook.

💼💼 Jobs (if applicable)? What would their résumé look like?

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Dream job as a child? Why?

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� � Who were their role models growing up? Describe them:

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Greatest regret: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

⛳ Hobbies growing up:

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🗺🗺 Favorite place to be as a child? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

⏳ If they could change one thing from their past, what would it be? Why?

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Major turning points or “life beats” in childhood:

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Earliest memory:

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Saddest memory: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Happiest memory: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Clearest memory: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

💀💀 What are their skeletons in the closet?

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Three adjectives to describe them as a child?

____________________________ , ____________________________ , ____________________________ What advice would they give to their younger self?

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⚖ Criminal record:

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👪👪 FAMILY 👨👨 Father: Age (if living): ___________ Occupation: ___________ Briefly describe their relationship with your character:

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👩👩 Mother: Age (if living): ___________ Occupation: ___________ Briefly describe their relationship with your character:

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👧👧 Siblings: How many? ________________________________________________________________ What are their names? Ages? ________________________________________________ Briefly describe their relationship(s) with your character:

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👶👶 Children (if applicable): How many? ________________________________________________________________ What are their names? Ages? ________________________________________________ Briefly describe their relationship(s) with your character:

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👴👴 Extended family: Grandparents: ________________________________________________________________ Uncles and aunts: ________________________________________________________________ Cousins: _______________________________________________________________________ Other: ________________________________________________________________________________ 💰💰 Family’s economic status: ________________________________________________________ How often do they see their family in a year? _______________________________________

💜💜 EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS 🤙🤙 Closest friends? Describe them:

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👋👋 Other significant friends:

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😡😡 Enemies? Describe them: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How are they perceived by…

…strangers in the street? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

…acquaintances at a work function? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

…colleagues in the office? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

…authority figures?

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…friends in their friend circles? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

…children? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

…the opposite sex?

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…extended family? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

📸📸 What social media platforms are they on?

☐ Twitter ☐ Facebook ☐ Reddit ☐ Instagram ☐ Snapchat ☐ Tumblr ☐ Other? If so, explain: _____________________________________________________________________

🤳🤳 How would they use their social media platforms? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

✨ How would they fill out an online dating profile for themselves? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

💡💡 What’s their role in a group dynamic? ☐ Leader ☐ Joker ☐ Parent ☐ Hype man ☐ Mooch ☐ Other? If so, explain: _____________________________________________________________________

📨📨 How quickly do they respond to emails?

_____________________________________________________________________ Who do they depend on for…

…practical advice? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

…mentoring? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

…a wingman? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

…emotional support?

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...moral support? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What do they want from a relationship?

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💖💖 Who would be their ideal partner? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

💕💕 Do they have a significant other? Describe them: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How many people would attend their funeral?

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PART 3: THE CORE Definition: How your character is deep down. Similar to: A psych test.

💭💭 PSYCHOLOGY 🌧🌧 What do they do on rainy days?

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Are they: ☐ Street-smart ☐ Book-smart ☐ Optimist ☐ Pessimist ☐ Introvert ☐ Extrovert

🔊🔊 What is their favorite sound?

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🌎🌎 Favorite place in the world?

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🔒🔒 What secrets do they keep? What are they most afraid of people finding out?

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🔍🔍 What do they want the most?

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Biggest flaw:

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Biggest strength:

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Biggest fear:

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📈📈 What is their biggest accomplishment?

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What is their idea of perfect happiness?

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⌚ Do they want to be remembered? What for?

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👌👌 Favorite quote:

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How do they approach…

…power?

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…ambition? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

…love? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

…change? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

🔥🔥 What is the one object or possession that they would rescue from their burning home?

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💤💤 What (or who) bores them?

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💢💢 What makes them angry?

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What do they look for in a person?

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How strong is their moral compass? When, specifically, are they willing to compromise their morals?

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📚📚 List the last 10 books that they read: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Which fictional world would they most wish to visit?

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⚠ What are their pet peeves?

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🎟🎟 If they won the lottery, what would they do?

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Describe the character’s bucket list at the ages of:

15: _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 20: _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 30: _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 40: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

🎵🎵 List the 10 songs that would occupy their All-Time Most Played playlist on Spotify:

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What is the best compliment that someone ever paid them?

___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 🚪🚪 In an elevator, do they push the elevator button more than once?

☐ Yes ☐ No

What would they want their tombstone to say? _______________________________________________________

🔮🔮 THE PRESENT AND FUTURE Story goal:

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Story motivation:

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📖 THE BASICS👀 PHYSICAL APPEARANCE💬 SPEECH AND COMMUNICATION

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