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Also, I finally have an official WIP, so here’s a character from it!
This is perhaps the greatest risk any of us will ever take: to be seen as we truly are.
I’m back!!!! Okay, I’ll give her a go.
1) Name: Ciranna
2) Age: like 30s or 40s. It’s kinda hard to tell since she’s sort of alien- or faerie-like
3) Career/Role in Story: I’d say not the MC…maybe like a motherly character or a mentor??
4) Personality: quiet and wise, but with a fiery side
5) Would you be friends with that character?: probably yes
6) Any other details you may have gotten from the picture: not really…
7) What would this character’s nickname be?: N/A
8) Character’s greatest strength: she’s a natural diplomat and knows when to concede and when to stand her ground
9) Character’s fatal flaw: she often tries to take on things on her own
10) Phrase that this character is likely to say: “let me do the talking, okay?”
11) Character’s favorite color(s): gold and white?
12) Character’s family status (parents alive? any siblings or other close family members?): ummm…I feel like she’d have a younger brother that she had to take care of and who’s always getting into trouble
13) Single or taken?: single, maybe?
14) Characters children (if any?): none
15) Characters hobbies: likes to sketch
16) Greatest fear: the people she’s cares about dying
17) Dreams and Aspirations: just wants her life to go back to normal
18) Darkest Secret: idk really…
19) Peculiarities: doesn’t eat when she’s stressed out
20) The meaning of their name (Either real meaning or your own story meaning): means “cloudy/stormy”
This is perhaps the greatest risk any of us will ever take: to be seen as we truly are.
Thanks that was actually very helpful! I’ll try to incorporate some of those ideas. It’s one of my favorite character types too😉
This is perhaps the greatest risk any of us will ever take: to be seen as we truly are.
Hi!
I’m not sure what type of grandma you’re going for, but I was thinking if you wanted to make her unusual you could just take whatever stereotype you feel like you keep leaning towards and flip it so she’s the exact opposite, if that makes sense. Also, something else that I’ve found to be super helpful for my characters is using real life people, since they tend to be more realistic!XD So if you have a grandma, or know someone else’s grandma, or just know another elderly lady, you can take their personality and kind of mash it into the character. Since real people aren’t usually stereotypical, it helps you avoid the clichés.
Anyway, hope that helps at least a little!
This is perhaps the greatest risk any of us will ever take: to be seen as we truly are.
@sparrowhawke that was great! Thank you so much!!
This is perhaps the greatest risk any of us will ever take: to be seen as we truly are.
I recently found this cool method for coming up with names. I haven’t tried it for myself yet but maybe it’ll be helpful:
Also, sometimes I just take real names and then modify them a bunch so they sound fantasy-like but still retain cultural elements from real life. I also really like the LotR “son/daughter of” method.
This is perhaps the greatest risk any of us will ever take: to be seen as we truly are.
@ajstoryteller
1) Name: Lucy or LillianCharlotte, but she goes by Lottie so you got it right with the L sound.
2) Age: I want to say mid-teens
twelve or thirteen I can’t decide…
3) Career/Role in Story: MC
yup
4) Personality: Very compassionate, speaks her mind, and has difficulty trusting others. A bit sarcastic and melodramatic
definitely compassionate and definitely has trust issues. She’s been rejected so many times that she’s worried about trusting people because then they could hurt her.
5) Would you be friends with that character?: If she’s nice then yes.
She is very nice. I would!
6) Any other details you may have gotten from the picture: She looks a bit distraught, looks like she’s about to say something along the lines of ‘you’ve got to be kidding me’
Yeah, I just wanted her to look not super happy or dressed up since she’s an orphan living on the streets of London. XD
Also, it’s tradition for me to assign the character an animal now… so she reminds me of a deer, or a wary kitten.
Yesss that’s perfect!
7) What would this character’s nickname be?
Lu, Lilly… idk
Lottie
8) Character’s greatest strength: She’s courageous and will stand up for others.
Probably true. And she knows what it’s like to be hurt so she doesn’t want anyone else to go through it too.
9) Character’s fatal flaw: She’s stubborn and has a hard time accepting help.
She doesn’t trust easily and can be overly sensitive. So yeah, you’re probably right about her not accepting help.
10) Phrase that this character is likely to say: “Go on an adventure they said. It’ll be fun, they said. It’ll build character they said-”
😂 maybe
11) Character’s favorite color(s): A deep royal blue
That seems right. Some kind of blue color I’m thinking.
12) Characters family status (parents alive? any siblings or other close family members?): Orphan, possibly has some powerful or royal family members she doesn’t know about.
Yep. Orphan.
13) Single or taken?: Single, but I imagine she’s stolen someone’s heart (and doesn’t realize it)
Single. You’re kind of close in that she does develop a really close relationship with a boy, but they’re just friends.
14) Characters children (if any?): nope
yeah
15) Characters hobbies: She’s good with animals, knows how to play a musical instrument of some sort
I’ll have to think about the animal’s thing, but a main part of the whole story is her finding o it that she’s super talented at singing and the performing arts.
16) Greatest fear: Being abandoned by someone she trusts
Exactly.
17) Dreams and Aspirations: She’d like a happy ending, something sweet and sappy that she tells herself isn’t realistic
Yes! She wants a family.
18) Darkest Secret: It’s something she doesn’t even know, possibly some forgotten heritage or some memories that she’s lost
I’m not really sure if she has any. At least not yet.
19) Peculiarities: She’s great at acting, can change her outward emotions at the drop of a dime
Oh that’s a good one. I’m still working on peculiarities, so I’ll keep that in mind.
20) The meaning of their name, (Either real meaning or your own story meaning): I have no idea
Ummm *goes and pulls up Behind the Name* it’s a feminine form of Charles which is from Karl which means “man”. It could also mean “army” or “warrior.” Really the meaning has nothing to do with her character XD
Again, I have no confidence in any of that, but I had fun.
You we’re actually really close!
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@ajstoryteller I loveeee himmm!!!
This is perhaps the greatest risk any of us will ever take: to be seen as we truly are.
1) Name: Jairen
2) Age: uhhh 18-ish?
3) Career/Role in Story: side character
4) Personality: seems smart, maybe kinda moody
5) Would you be friends with that character?: maybe??
6) Any other details you may have gotten from the picture: what’s that battery thingy?
7) What would this character’s nickname be? None
8) Character’s greatest strength: very intelligent
9) Character’s fatal flaw: can be not super warm and friendly
10) Phrase that this character is likely to say: “I’m serious!”
11) Character’s favorite color(s): gray
12) Characters family status (parents alive? any siblings or other close family members?): orphan I think
13) Single or taken?: single
14) Characters children (if any?): none
15) Characters hobbies: techy stuff?
16) Greatest fear: I really don’t know on this one
17) Dreams and Aspirations: wants to make a difference? Bad or good I’m not sure
18) Darkest Secret: no idea
19) Peculiarities: can’t stand chewing noises or loud music
20) The meaning of their name, (Either real meaning or your own story meaning): Um well, the name spelled “Jaron” means “to sing” or “to shout”. I’m just gonna say his means “one who observes”
This is perhaps the greatest risk any of us will ever take: to be seen as we truly are.
@emma-walker yesssss I always go way too in-depth with my names!! And I try to make them the right country of origin too
Right now I have a character who’s rather on the large side and his last name is Piccoli which means “small” XD
This is perhaps the greatest risk any of us will ever take: to be seen as we truly are.
@emma-walker she sounds cool! I like the tie-in with the other characters!
This is perhaps the greatest risk any of us will ever take: to be seen as we truly are.
@erynne 😂😂 he sounds adorable!!
This is perhaps the greatest risk any of us will ever take: to be seen as we truly are.
1) Name: Liana
2) Age: 16
3) Career/Role in Story: maybe a sort main-ish character or important side character
4) Personality: seems quiet and soft-spoken but maybe fearless and wild at heart?
5) Would you be friends with that character?: I think so
6) Any other details you may have gotten from the picture: I like her outfit XD
7) What would this character’s nickname be? Why?: None?
8) Character’s greatest strength: she is very determined
9) Character’s fatal flaw: doesn’t ask for help enough
10) Phrase that this character is likely to say: “what did I do this time?”
11) Character’s favorite color(s): gray and blue
12) Characters family status (parents alive? any siblings or other close family members?): parents and siblings, all alive
13) Single or taken?: single so far…
14) Characters children (if any?): none
15) Characters hobbies: going on walks, people-watching
16) Greatest fear: fire
17) Dreams and Aspirations: wants to see the world someday
18) Darkest Secret: none? Yet?
19) Peculiarities: likes the way sand feels, does cartwheels at random times
This is perhaps the greatest risk any of us will ever take: to be seen as we truly are.
@erynne
1) Name: Jamie2) Age: 6-8?
3) Career/Role in Story: side character
4) Personality: intelligent and sweet. Kind of wacky like little kids are
5) Would you be friends with that character?: yesss
6) Any other details you may have gotten from the picture: cute!
7) What would this character’s nickname be? Why?: J for short?
8) Character’s greatest strength: likes helping out
9) Character’s fatal flaw: gets in over his head trying to do what the “big kids” do
10) Phrase that this character is likely to say: “it’s okay”
11) Character’s favorite color(s): blue and red
12) Characters family status (parents alive? any siblings or other close family members?): older siblings at least. Probably parents?
13) Single or taken?: single XD
14) Characters children (if any?): nooooo
15) Characters hobbies: exploring and poking things
16) Greatest fear: monsters? If there are bad guys in your story, then maybe those?
17) Dreams and Aspirations: wants to be a pilot when he grows up
18) Darkest Secret: stole a cookie once
19) Peculiarities: likes to put his feet up on things
This is perhaps the greatest risk any of us will ever take: to be seen as we truly are.
