Hi! I thought this would be useful for those of you who are aspiring authors and/or are writing your own book.

The idea behind this worksheet is to really get to know your characters inside and out. By answering these questions in as much detail as you can, as well as any others you think of, will ultimately cause you to see your story from several angles and possibly show you various outcomes that you hadn’t thought of. Print several of these up and get a notebook to keep them in. If you are creating a series these are great to use to look back on as you generate each new book.

This worksheet is as effective with single titles, too, because they really do teach you about your character.

Name:

Age:

Sex:

Where did he/she grow up?

What was their childhood like?

Who was/is their best friend? Why? What is this person like?

What were/are their parents like?

What is the relationship like with their parents now?

Who was/is their biggest positive influence and why?

Who was/is a major negative influence and why?

Are they religious? What are their God beliefs?

What is their astrological sign? (This is a good one to know and read their horoscopes. It can really give you some insight into their life and who they are. Get a good book on signs. You can also do this with their relationship signs. There is a book called Love Signs out there that tells you who is compatible or not and why.

What was/is their favorite book?

What was/is their favorite movie/TV Show?

What is their favorite food?

What is their favorite drink?

Do they have pets?

Do they have kids?

How is their health?

What is their favorite scent?

What type of skeletons are hiding in their closet?

What is their personality like? Are they conservative? Funny? Smart?

What is their politics?

How much schooling did they go through?

What are their goals? Motivations? Where do they want to be in six months, a year, five years, etc?

What is important to them? Their values? Ethics?

Do they like to travel? Where to? Favorite places?

What is their fondest memory and worst memory?

What are their accomplishments?

What are their regrets?

You can think of many more questions to ask your character to fill in his/her bio. Think about what you would like to know about someone you are interested in knowing. What would you want to know about that person? What would make you really know that person?