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Post by moonmomma on Feb 18, 2010 23:37:16 GMT -5
Choose one of your favorite characters, and see how well you know them by completing these sentences from their point of view. (from www.quizopolis.com/all_about_me_survey.php) I Am... I Want... I Have... I Wish... I Hate... I Fear... I Hear... I Search... I Wonder... I Regret... I Love... I Ache... I Always... I Usually... I Am Not... I Dance... I Sing... I Never... I Rarely... I Cry... I Am Not Always... I Lose... I'm Confused... I Need... I Should... I Dream... Copy and paste this into your reply, then fill in the answers. |
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Post by moonmomma on Feb 19, 2010 0:17:37 GMT -5
I'm going to do this for Perarre, the female main character from my current project, because I actually feel like I don't know her as well as I should. Answers are for the beginning of the book; some of them change drastically by the end, some of them don't.
I Am... myself; I don't change who I am for anyone else.
I Want... to support myself and be completely independent of anyone else.
I Have... the best qualifications as a translator of anyone at the University right now.
I Wish... the food at the Assistants' dining hall was better.
I Hate... having to be neat and tidy.
I Fear... being a dependent and pathetic old maid. I'd rather be an independent old maid who does whatever she wants and has fun.
I Hear... that this Professor I'm being assigned to work for is a huge pain in the neck.
I Search...
I Wonder... if there's anyone out there I wouldn't mind giving up some of my independence for.
I Regret... not having more common sense as a teenager.
I Love... my work
I Ache... remembering how my family (except my sister) abandoned me when I hadn't done anything wrong.
I Always... chew my fingernails and pencils when I'm concentrating on a translation project.
I Usually... have to pull clothes out of the dirty laundry pile because I forget to send them to the laundry.
I Am Not... ever going back home. Ever.
I Dance... reluctantly. Most of the male Assistants my age at the University are creepy jerks.
I Sing... horribly.
I Never... remember to tell them to starch my white collars at the laundry.
I Rarely... argue. For all my independence, I find that passive resistance is usually more effective and less waste of breath.
I Cry... when I'm frustrated. Which is really embarrassing.
I Am Not Always... as strong as I try to act like I am.
I Lose... interest in guys quickly
I'm Confused... about why I'm not completely happy with the way I want to live my life.
I Need... new stockings, all of mine have tears in them.
I Should... write to my sister more often.
I Dream... of living my life exactly the way I want to, even though sometimes I'm not as sure as I think I am about what that is.
(all but one, not bad!)
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Post by plasticat on Mar 3, 2010 20:17:55 GMT -5
Trying it with The Traveler, from "The Traveler."
I Am... the destroyer of worlds.
I Want... nothing more than to know who I am.
I Have... what is possibly the best and worst job (at the same time) ever.
I Wish... I knew who I was.
I Hate... listening to people talk.
I Fear... Him.
I Hear... voices. In my head.
I Search... for clues as to who I am.
I Wonder... if I'll ever find a way to get out of my life of being the destroyer
I Regret... Everything I've ever done.
I Love...
I Ache...
I Always... seem to know things without knowing how I know them
I Usually... wear my hat and trench coat.
I Am Not... happy. Ever.
I Dance...
I Sing...
I Never... sing or dance.
I Rarely...
I Cry...
I Am Not Always...
I Lose... when He tells me to lose.
I'm Confused... as to who I am
I Need...
I Should...
I Dream... about Him
Harder than I thought it would be. And I noticed that the issue of not knowing who he is came back a few times.
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Post by moonmomma on Mar 3, 2010 22:29:02 GMT -5
plasticat: wow! i enjoyed reading that, The Traveler is an amazing character. it's surprising how much you can learn about your characters by doing an exercise like this.
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Post by plasticat on Mar 4, 2010 20:14:26 GMT -5
Thank you! It is kind of surprising. I never realized how much he wanted to know who he was until I did that!
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Post by moonmomma on Mar 4, 2010 23:53:02 GMT -5
so is he ever going to find out? (and us?)
my character apparently doesn't realize how argumentive she really is. she thinks she doesn't argue a lot but she does. interesting little blind spot she has.
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Post by wildbreeze on Apr 16, 2010 17:35:51 GMT -5
Wildbreeze (I'm not really working on any other projects.  ) as a teen-almost-adult. I Am... a cat. A warrior. I Want... to remain loyal to the end. I Have... the greatest Clan. They are my family. I Wish... I knew why I keep having these strange dreams... I Hate... when Shadowstar's angry. I Fear... nothing but loss and betrayal. I Hear... faraway voices sometimes. I Search... for my prey. I Wonder... about everything. I Regret... too much.  I Love... both of my mothers. I Ache... for having lost them both. I Always... am quick to defend my Clan. I Usually... am not very shy. I Am Not... as great as everyone thinks. I Dance... Huh? I Sing... What is that? I Never... talk back. (Yeah right!  ) I Rarely... miss training my apprentice, Silverpaw. I Cry... when I'm alone and miss my mothers. I Am Not Always... a good friend, but I am loyal. I Lose... control sometimes. I'm Confused... about StarClan's plans for us. I Need... someone to completely understand me, but I know it won't happen. I Should... get more sleep, but these dreams keep me awake... I Dream... about strange cats and feel like I should know about them, but I don't. (Really made me think about her!  |
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Post by moonmomma on Apr 16, 2010 18:50:59 GMT -5
wildbreeze - isn't this a great exercise for developing the character!
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Post by wildbreeze on Apr 16, 2010 19:26:05 GMT -5
Yeah! Do you come up with these prompts and excercises by yourself?
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Post by moonmomma on Apr 16, 2010 21:32:19 GMT -5
Yeah! Do you come up with these prompts and excercises by yourself? No, I found this one on a website. It's for putting on Facebook or MySpace, but it's fun to answer the questions for your characters instead of yourself. Well, I guess some of them are mine - the hair one is. the "Letter to..." ones I've seen on other sites. |
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Post by claregurl on Apr 16, 2010 23:27:25 GMT -5
Ok, i'll try this. This is once again about the character Stella Diora.
I Am... Stella Diora, the direct decendant of the Warrior.
I Want... To do my job, but please, not to die (although thats what the assassins want)
I Have... the power to control fire
I Wish... that these assassins would stop chasing me! ARGH!!!
I Hate... When people talk about my parents.
I Fear... That the dark one will succeed in his plans.
I Hear... Voices inside my head other than my own. Schizophrenia? Nope. Magic? Probably.
I Search... For that sword that the last warrior HAD to lose!
I Wonder... If i can trust anyone anymore
I Regret... Not being able to stop James from switching sides
I Love... The feeling of controlling fire
I Ache... because I've been fending off a maniac that's trying to kill me for the last month!
I Always... keep my promises
I Usually... dont think before i do something (usually attack people)
I Am Not... Someone who will let innocent people get hurt
I Dance... like crazy~ WOOHOO!!!
I Sing... also like crazy~ WOOHOO!
I Never... act normal. WOOHOO!
I Rarely... dont act crazy.......WOOHOO!
I Cry... Because i lost my parents because of what i am.
I Am Not Always... calm. I am an explosive, and anger is the fuse.
I Lose... my temper. Very easily.
I'm Confused... about why, according to the assassins, i need to die.
I Need... to figure out how to properly use my powers
I Should... probably act more normal....Nope, not gonna happen.
I Dream... Well, when i do dream and dont time travel in my sleep, i dream crazy dreams.
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Post by wildbreeze on Apr 16, 2010 23:55:21 GMT -5
Ai jes had teh ideea! Er... hang awn... Okay... Well, I just had an idea. If you just finished a project and want to keep writing, but don't know what to write, you could use one of these. It would give you all sorts of ideas for characters, and that could help give you some plot.  |
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Post by claregurl on Apr 17, 2010 1:29:19 GMT -5
Hm...Wildbreeze, thats a good idea. I had a dream a few nights ago that i instantly wrote down, and i plan on turning it into a story (whether i make it a book or not, i dont know, but it would just be fun to write) I had a dream about the daughter of Lucifer being forced to become an Angel Hunter. She'd have to hunt the misfit angels that go on rampages killing mortals (kind of creepy, but completely awesome) So, i think i will make one for Aribeth the Angel Hunter, from ArchAngel.
I Am... An AngelHunter, because of my "father's" evil deeds.
I Want... to be normal. I am half mortal, half angel.
I Have... been forced to hunt the misfits that get themselves kicked out of heaven
I Wish... that none of this had happened.
I Hate... my father. He is the one who made me be what i am.
I Fear... that the mortals that surround me will discover my secret.
I Hear... The voices of the Guiding Angels, giving me the information on the latest misfit.
I Search... for my mother. She has to be out there somewhere.
I Wonder... what i would've become if i was not forced to be a Hunter
I Regret... not doing something about this before i was trained
I Love... that i can appear to be mortal, even though i am not.
I Ache... because i will never be mortal
I Always... stay calm, even when things get complicated.
I Usually... stay strong
I Am Not...weak or defenseless
I Dance... to the music in my head
I Sing... the Angel's Cry
I Never... hide what i am feeling
I Rarely... keep things bottled up
I Cry... because what i am is what i am not
I Am Not Always... sure of what i say
I Lose... nothing. I never lose.
I'm Confused... about some things in this world
I Need... to find my mother
I Should... just stick to one thing: fighting angels, or pretending to be mortal
I Dream... scary dreams. I am usually scared out of my sleep within 2 hours.
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Post by wildbreeze on Apr 17, 2010 12:04:09 GMT -5
Thanks. Wow... interesting. I bet that would be a captivating story. Makes me think of Greek Mythology. (I love mythology) |
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