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eviladam:
I keep hearing about character sheeys, but I have no idea what they are. Is there a good online source for that sort of thing? At the moment having a broken ankle is giving me loads of time to get some reasearch and other things done, so this would be the time to get all "boring" stuff done. Especailly since the pain pills make my head a little too fuzy to actually write.

Josh:
Go to this link:

http://www.nanofimo.org/resources.html

The fifth section down lists Character sheets. All PDF files so you can slot in the info and print whatever you desire. Realize, filling these out is not necessary to writing a story, neither do you have to include all, or even most of the information you might list about a character just because it's there. Some people find the sheets helpful to flesh a character out in their mind and giving them a focus as to the person's motivation, attitude, etc.

LizW65:
Help!  I wasn't able to find the resource you mentioned - just a lot of stuff on making Fimo jewelry.  I tried typing "character sheets" into their search and got the website for Target - bedsheets with Disney characters on them.

the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:

--- Quote from: Josh on April 16, 2007, 12:06:24 PM ---The fifth section down lists Character sheets. All PDF files so you can slot in the info and print whatever you desire. Realize, filling these out is not necessary to writing a story, neither do you have to include all, or even most of the information you might list about a character just because it's there. Some people find the sheets helpful to flesh a character out in their mind and giving them a focus as to the person's motivation, attitude, etc.

--- End quote ---

Emphasis on the "some people".  Very few of my characters will ever tell me that sort of thing, I fiind it out bit by bit as I write scenes and put them through situations.  Secretive characters are a real pain, particularly if they are the second most important character in the book but won't tell you what their motivation or goal is for 80% of the dratted thing.

Josh:
LizW65:

Just click on that link and scroll down. There is a boxed section titled Character Sheets. You don't need to search or anything.

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