Let's Build a World: Day 29 - Character II

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Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.

- F. Scott Fitzgerald



It's Day 29 for Nano Writers's Let's Build a World. Read over - Character - from Stephanie Bryant's 30 Days of Worldbuilding. Once more to our notebooks, dear Nano Writer and today's exercise:

Look in your social and cultural world for not just the places where your character doesn't fit in, but also the places where he or she does, and note them in your character notes. Make sure that, by the end of today, you can name your character's parents and siblings, the town where they grew up, their age and any training they've had, and the most influential three people in their lives.

Oh, and for those of you who already have characters fully fleshed out: Spend your fifteen minutes writing a scene in which your character is given a gift they have to refuse. You decide on the gift, the giver, and why they have to refuse it.

Here are a few more links that Nano Writers may find helpful for characterization:

360 Degree Character Reviews great idea from screenwriter Michael Alan Nelson's blog: Kung Fu Monkey

Character Building Workshop - set of three radio button surveys touching on many interesting scenarios!

Strong Characters versus Weak Characters - essay by writer C.J. Cherryh


Were you able to flesh out your characters today, Nano Writer? Tomorrow is the last day for our worldbuilding exercises! See you there!