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[ 10 ] Constructing Characters

Hey peeps!
Long story short, 
my fiancé Brandon was de-cluttering our office and he found a gem I thought would really help a lot of readers.

Brandon found an old journal I used for one of my creative writing classes way back in junior year of high-school. In it, I found a check list that my amazing professor, Professor Briggs gave us.

That checklist has honestly saved my life countless times + has helped me so much. I always keep it in mind when I write for a character, and being that I found the actual copy of it,
I want to share it with you all.

Today's topic (in case you're bored with not at all short story): 
HOW TO CONSTRUCT A CHARACTER.

(look at my hand-writing from when I was 16-17)

scanned them for you all,
but worry not,
I will type it out because my hand writing is just atrocious xD

1) BASICS

- name (is there a meaning behind it? what does the name mean / why was she/he given this name? named after someone?)

- nickname (reason for it?)

-alias

- birthdate

- personality

-age, astrological sign + details about the sign and does it suit your character or is it total bogus?

-sex, race/nationality, birthplace, occupation, social class.

2) PHYSICAL TRAITS

- height, weight, build, hair colour  (length, hairstyle, thick or thin hair?)

- eye colour (contacts or glasses?) 

-skin tone and skin type (fair, tan, olive, black, oily, dry, etc).

-shape of the face (oval, round, square, heart, etc). 

- features on fair ( bold/thin brows, small/big lips, etc).