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Character Interview Template
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Character interviews can help you define your characters so that they are three-dimensional, lively, vital people that readers can relate to and love. They can help you understand the inter-relationships between characters, and to understand how each character contributes to the conflict and tensions that drive the plot and story.
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Character Vital Statistics:
Name: ___________________________________ Age: ________ Ht: ______ Wt: _______
Address: _______________________________ City: _______________ State __________
City of Birth: _______________ Mother's Name: _______________Father's Name: _______________
Brothers Names and Ages: _____________________________________________________________
Sisters Names and Ages: ______________________________________________________________
Pets Names and Ages: _________________________________________________________________
Who I Live With: ____________________________________________________________________
Education:
Grade in School: _________ Name of School: _____________________________________________
Time School Starts: _________________ Time School Ends: ____________________________
Good Student? Y N
Favorite Subject: ___________________ because _________________________________________
Least Favorite Subject: ___________________ because _____________________________________
Teacher's Name ________________________________________
How I get to school (bus, carpool, or?) _________________________________________________
Class Schedule:
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Personal:
Nickname: __________________________________________
How I got this nickname: ____________________________________________________________
Three words that describe me best: ______________________________________________________
Hobbies: __________________________________________________________________________
Best Friends: ______________________________________________________________________
The First Thing I Do After School: _______________________________________________________
Favorite Music: _____________________________________________________________________
Favorite Clothes: ____________________________________________________________________
Favorite Family Activity: ______________________________________________________________
Top Three Family Rules: _______________________________________________________________
What Happens When I Break the Rules: ____________________________________________________
What's Bugging Me Now: ______________________________________________________________
What I Want Most Is: ________________________________________________________________
What Stands In My Way: ______________________________________________________________
Three of My Worst Traits Are: _________________________________________________________
What I Want to Change About Myself: _____________________________________________________
What I Can Do to Change Myself: _________________________________________________________
What I Don't Like But Can't Change: ______________________________________________________
Can I Live With It? __________________________________________________________________
Three Words That Describe My Best Friend Are: ____________________________________________
We Are Friends Because: ______________________________________________________________
The Best Time We Had Together Was: ____________________________________________________
Worst Fight We Ever Had Was: _________________________________________________________
We Made Up Because: ________________________________________________________________
My Biggest Secret Is: ________________________________________________________________
Who I Talk To First When I Have A Problem: ________________________________________________
Why I Talk to This Person First: _________________________________________________________
What I Value Most Is: ________________________________________________________________
If I Were Stranded on a Deserted Island With Plenty of Food and Water, the Three Things I'd Bring With Me Are: _____________________________________________________________________________
I am Better at:
Listening or Talking?
Being Positive or Being Negative?
Leading or Following?
Writing Stories or Reading Stories?
Cleaning Up Messes or Making Messes?
The One Thing That I Wish People Knew About Me is: ________________________________________
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