Hello from Icy Cold Grey Bleak New York City. The good news about the grey skies, it means the Groundhog didn't see his shadow earlier this week and we'll have an early spring. We will see. I tend to be a skeptic about that, living in this icy cold city where winter goes on and on and on! And sigh, no, this picture is not my back yard, its my dream world, the place I go in my head this time of year, to keep my warm and sane.
Sentence Completion
This is a great exercise to use for each character in your story/poem
Complete each sentence with the first thought that comes to your head. Do it for each character. It’s amazing what you will find out! This taps into our subconscious and magical part of our brain. I use this with everything I write and I ALWAYS find out new things about each character that helps me write their story with more depth.
1. Work is
2. I sleep
3. My mother
4. Men usually
5. Eating
6. No one
7. My greatest flaw
8. I love
9. Fighting is
10. My worst fear is
11. My father is
12. Sex
13. I feel lonely
14. My biggest secret
15. Religion
16. Traveling
17. I am most proud
18. I am happiest
19. I am most ashamed
20. My dreams
21. I hate
22. My clothes
23. I am embarrassed
24. My willpower
For Example I'll use my main character in Converting Kate...
Character: Kate
1. Work is something my mom expects to do around the inn
2. I sleep in the basement next to my mother’s room
3. My mother is my biggest trial in life
4. Men usually ignore me
5. Eating is something l love to do after a long run
6. No one knows about what I have in my closet
7. My greatest flaw is not having the courage to say what I think
8. I love the ocean, the woods and running
9. Fighting is something I do with Mom
10. My worst fear is I will never see my dad again
11. My father is hard to understand but I love him
12. Sex is something I know so little about
13. I feel lonely when I think about Dad
14. My biggest secret is I don’t know if I believe in God
15. Religion is my biggest trial
16. Traveling is something I have hardly ever done
17. I am most proud when I run fast
18. I am happiest when I am with Aunt Katherine
19. I am most ashamed of the way Members of the Church of the Holy Divine try to seek out new converts
20. My dreams are so simple, to read books to listen to music to go to a dance to shop at a mall, to wear something stylish, to flirt with a guy, to just be “normal.”
21. I hate Men who think they rule religion and have the monopoly on God
22. My clothes are not cool
23. I am embarrassed by my mom
24. My willpower is strong. I can push myself physically past endurance
So try it out and let us know what you think. Comments welcome. Also feel free to share a Sentence Completion Form for one of your characters. Either use the comment option or email it to me at Beckieweinheimer@gmail.com and I'll add it to this page!
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Hiya, this is my finished worksheet for one of my characters. :)
ReplyDeleteALEX TAYLOR:
1. Work is: fine
2. I sleep: is time-wasting
3. My mother: is amazing
4. Boys usually: seem to be my friends
5. Eating: is fun
6. No one: is lonely when I'm around
7. My greatest flaw: Probably being loud/snappish
8. I love: my family and friends
9. Fighting is: un-needed
10. My worst fear is: losing my family and friends
11. My father is: awesome
12. Sex: I'm a girl, duh!
13. I feel lonely: when all my friends have plans without me
14. My biggest secret: I'm in love with my best friend
15. My willpower: is strong
16. Traveling: is kind of something that I haven't done
17. I am most proud: of my family/friends
18. I am happiest: when surrounded with people who love me, who I love
19. I am most ashamed: when I hurt/disappoint the people I love
20. My dreams: to be a singer and to marry my best friend
21. I hate: people who litter, aren't respectful, are rude, are arrogant, aren't honest, are mean to my friends/family
22. My clothes: are awesome by my standards
23. I am embarrassed: in front of my best friend sometimes.
Thanks Sam. Hope it helped. Alex Taylor seems like a character I would like to read more about!
ReplyDeleteFor my main character Emily Tance, in my book Critical Shift.
ReplyDelete1. Work is pretty much my life.
2. I sleep when I can't keep myself going another second.
3. My mother lives very far away.
4. Men usually are fairly clueless.
5. Eating is something that I do with my friends.
6. No one has stood up to the government and succeeded- but we're trying anyway.
7. My greatest flaw is probably my stubbornness.
8. I love figuring out an answer to a problem, especially if no one else could.
9. Fighting is something I do far too often.
10. My worst fear is losing Blaze.
11. My father is dead, but still part of me.
12. Sex isn't something I think about.
13. I feel lonely when I'm alone with nothing to work on.
14. My biggest secret is that I used to be a thief- and a pretty good one at that.
15. Religion is not common in my world.
16. Traveling is difficult around here, and I wish it wasn't so.
17. I am most proud when someone recognizes me as the second youngest person ever to become a Specialist.
18. I am happiest when Blaze and I work on a project together.
19. I am most ashamed when I think about the time my mistake almost killed someone.
20. My dreams are larger than life.
21. I hate feeling helpless.
22. My clothes always include a labcoat, and lately I've worried a bit more about my appearance.
23. I am embarrassed when I don't figure something out quickly.
24. My willpower isn't as strong as I'd like it to be.
Cool Holly. Emily and Blaze sound like they are on a grand adventure!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great exercise! Thanks for posting this.
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