It’s important to understand your character. The more you understand your character, the easier it will be to write the story. I have listed a few questions to ask about your character. If you’re using Scrivener, you can add this to your character folder and save it in one of your templates.
Each character needs a spreadsheet with these questions.
I will ask the questions and fill in the answers I used for writing my novel, The Great Bandit. Keep in mind that some of these might have changed since this book is still in the editing phase. This is a quick sketch and only here as an example ,
Situations that one avoids:
Lauren refuses to be weak.
the Greatest Failure or Mistake:
Being alone her entire life because she always profiled people and couldn’t see past their flaws.
The Lie the Character Believes:
That she lives a normal life like everyone else. She is not normal. She has an eidetic memory.
Deepest Worry:
That people will find out she is the Great Bandit.
Emotions that Cause One Pain:
Envy, Love
Wounding Event:
Her only friend and neighbor turns her in for the reward money.
Relationship Issues:
Fears Intimacy.
Secret That Causes Shame:
She wishes someone would kidnap the rich girl and then someone does and she must find her.
Greatest Fear:
That she will be like her mother and not care about anyone but herself.