On Saturday, February 1, 2014, I took a workshop sponsored by the Knoxville Writers’ Guild (www.knoxvillewritersguild.org) and led by nationally published author Pamela Schoenewaldt (www.PamelaSchoenewaldt.com and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pamela-Schoenewaldt/158580547517755?ref=tn_tnmn).
The workshop was on character development. What you have below is one of the three handout exercises from the workshop. I will be posting the others over time. Each handout can be done in ten minutes or less, and oftentimes not pondering too long is best. The first exercise is called “Who are you?” The you refers to the character. This worksheet can be used for the both the protagonist and antagonist of the story or novel you are working on, or just about any character you want to use it on. It might even be helpful if writing a memoir or biography.
WHO ARE YOU?
Your name is . . .
Your age is . . .
I can see that you are . . . (location)
And you’re looking at . . .
And you’re feeling . . . .
Your great strength is . . . .
Your fear or weakness is . . . .
It’s too bad that . . . .
You’d really laugh if . . . .
Most people don’t know that you . . .
Very soon you must . . . .
The challenge will be . . . .
You will get strength from . . . .
Looking in your eyes, I know that . . .
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