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Character Creation Checklist

Are you struggling with creating well-rounded characters for your story? Don't worry, I've got you covered!

Check out my latest article on how to create a detailed character outline spreadsheet to help you get started. This article provides useful tips on how to categorize your character details, including identifying details, basic personal info, physical traits, personality traits, relationships, and even inventory.

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced writer, this guide is a great tool to have in your arsenal.

Have any additional character details you think should be included in the outline? Let me know in the comments below!

How to Create a Detailed Character Outline Spreadsheet

Character outlining is a very important part of novel writing preparation. The more you know about your characters, the easier it is to…

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How to Create a Detailed Character Outline Spreadsheet

If you're a writer, you know that creating well-rounded characters is essential for any successful story. But where do you start? Check out my article on how to create a detailed character outline spreadsheet to learn how.

This article is full of tips on how to organize your character details into categories like identifying details, basic personal info, physical traits, personality traits, and even relationships and inventory.

Let me know what character details you think I missed! 

Read the Article: https://medium.com/@kimberseverance/how-to-create-a-detailed-character-outline-spreadsheet-2534fcf60e85

bykimber.com | medium.com/@kimberseverance

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Character Spreadsheet: Katherine "Kate" Trevelyan

Now for a spreadsheet for one of my Inquisitors! |>

Name: Katherine "Kate" Trevelyan

Favorite drink: Any sort of hard liquor that doesn't taste bitter.

Favorite sport: She loves to hand-to-hand combat.

Body looks like: Short, curvy, somewhat toned.

Walks like: has a slight spring to her step, unconsciously walks on the balls of her feet.

Voice sounds like: I'm still trying to find the right voice for her. :U

Hands feel like: Narrow, bony, and a bit coarse skinned.

Lips taste like: Blackberries.

Breath smells like: Mint.

Clothes typically worn: Black turtleneck, reinforced leather pants, boots, red coat that's always open.

Ethnicity: Human; Free Marcher

Date of birth: The 24th

Place of birth: The Trevelyan Estate in Ostwick.

Currently lives in: Skyhold.

Typical mood at home: analytical, serious, and calculating.

Parents’ names: Sophia Trevelyan and Nathan Trevelyan.

Parents’ occupations: Both of them are nobles of Ostwick. Nathan is an retired Templar though.

Sibling(s) names and occupations: Shane Trevelyan (older brother; dock worker); Lucas Trevelyan (older brother; Templar Captain in Nevarra); Marielle Trevelyan (older sister; Chantry sister); Lloyd Trevelyan (twin brother; Circle Mage turned spy)

Friend(s) names and occupations: Practically everyone in the Inquisition. |D

Rival(s) names and occupations: Alain- Templar Commander; Cerys- elven assassin; Bann Derick- Bann of Ostwick.

Person most likely to get in a fight with: The three mentioned above.

Education: She had many tutors and governesses to help her in her education.

What he or she wanted to be when grown up: At one point, she did want to be a Templar like her father.

First job: Does being the Herald of Andraste count?

Current job: The Inquisitor.

Typical mood at work: Focused, driven, tries to work herself too hard.

Spends most money on: Mostly on things the Inquisition and Skyhold needs- upkeep on the keeps, new weapons and armor, etc. She never really gets a chance to spend money on herself. |D;

Favorite hangout: the library.

Most frequent hangout: On the training grounds.

Typical mood when out: Silly, unpredictable, and a bit spastic.

Crime most likely to commit: Brawling in public.

Political ideas: She never really gave a damn about politics. When too many conflicting ideas overlapped one another and started making no sense, she just gave up trying to figure out anything.

Religious ideas: She's a devout Andrastian.

Ideal tourist destination: She'd love to go to Nevarra or Tevinter. The history at those places make her giddy.

Last tourist destination: She can't really remember the last place she's been to. |>;;;

Greatest accomplishment: Winning a duel against the Bann of Ostwick. He was a judgmental, racist prick who needed to be taken down a couple notches.

Biggest tragedy so far: Her reputation as a noble being so thoroughly tarnished by false rumors spread by her ex.

Tragedy most feared to happen: She dreads making decisions that would end in her companions leaving her. She knows her decisions won't make everyone happy and fears that there will be one that causes someone to leave.

Takes pride in doing: having a rather large knowledge of history and ruins.

Feels shame in doing: Before her change in demeanor, she'd definitely feel some shame in being a virgin at her age. |D;

Believes people should do what to abide by their code: don't be a dickwad and treat everyone like you'd want to be treated.

Strongest prejudice: Narrow-minded, racist dickheads.

Favorite curse: You motherfucking cunt!

Best compliment given: She's been complimented on her skills in dual wielding.

Most annoying habit: Although she's getting better at it, she can be a bit thickheaded.

Most endearing habit: Her open-mindedness and her current 'I-don't-give-a-fuck' attitude.

Virginity lost in what manner: She lost it to Bull. |D

Sex life: Quite healthy. Just don't ask her to talk about it. Not unless you want her to go into detail about it. |3

Typical mood after sex: More than likely, wanting to go again. |D

Principal goal: Closing all the tears that are appearing around Thedas and dealing with the Mage-Templar War that is brewing.

Biggest obstacle: Alain will stop at nothing to see her fail.

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Character Spreadsheet- Angel Michaelson

Wow, been a bit since I did one of these. Oh well. |>

Name: Angel Meghan Michaelson (YT username: AngelliaSpyres)

Favorite drink: when she doesn't want anything alcoholic or is at work or is working on one of her videos for her channel, she'll drink Red Bull or Mountain Dew. Otherwise, you will see her knock back a beer like nobody's business.

Favorite sport: Volleyball and basketball.

Body looks like: Skinny as a rail and mostly all leg. She's fair skinned with some muscle tone and has piercings in her ears and nose. On her neck she has a tattoo of a Creeper face and plans to get more when she has more money saved up.

Walks like: Kinda quick with short strides. When she's in a hurry, SHE FUCKING SPRINTS LIKE SHE SHOULD BE A TRACK STAR.

Voice sounds like: It's a bit low-pitched and slightly breathy. Can sound a bit sleepy too, especially if she's played a horror game for a video and didn't sleep the night before. Also, she picked up her grandfather's voice cracks when stressed.

Hands feel like: The tops of her hands are smooth, but her fingertips are calloused. Sometimes they can get a bit dry from her forgetting to put on lotion every once in a while.

Lips taste like: Raspberry lipgloss or watermelon lipgloss.

Breath smells like: Bubblegum or Mountain Dew.

Clothes typically worn: Skinny jeans and one of the t-shirts that the gaming community sells (ex: RT shirts, Game Grumps shirts, etc.)

Ethnicity: American.

Date of birth: August 21.

Place of birth: In a city outside her grandfather's home.

Currently lives in: an apartment in America.

Typical mood at home: Relaxed and rather goofy.

Parents’ names: Khan Jen Fei-Everdeen (father); Barbara Michaelson (mother)

Parents’ occupations: Khan- hacker for the FBI; Barbara- freelancer agent.

Sibling(s) names and occupations: She's an only child. |>

Friend(s) names and occupations: Xavier Frost- independant filmmaker.

Rival(s) names and occupations: Those that who think they can take her on in a game simply because she's a girl.

Person most likely to get in a fight with: No one really. |>

Education: A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Design and a Bachelor's Degree in Art.

What he or she wanted to be when grown up: She wanted to be either like Barb and go into the FBI or be like Steven and do commissioned sculptures and such.

First job: Worked at GameStop.

Current job: Running her own YouTube channel.

Typical mood at work: Passionate and hyper, but can get a bit silly.

Spends most money on: Games, new consoles, recording equipment and software, and new computer parts.

Favorite hangout: The arcade.

Most frequent hangout: Her game room at home.

Typical mood when out: She's a bit calmer and relaxed, unless you give her a drink. Then she's just as nutty and crazy as she is when she's working.

Crime most likely to commit: Drunk in public.

Political ideas: To her she's all "fuck politics." especially since her mom and dad work with the FBI and that politics enter their work quite often.

Religious ideas: Agnostic.

Ideal tourist destination: Bethseda Softworks, BioWare, or Bungie.

Last tourist destination: New York City, New York.

Greatest accomplishment: When her video for one of the games she was playing from her channel reached 1 million views.

Biggest tragedy so far: Probably when Xavier left to go back to Australia. She lost her best gaming partner.

Tragedy most feared to happen: She'd hate for anything to happen to her family or friends.

Takes pride in doing: Her Gamerscore. It's quite high.

Feels shame in doing: Rage quitting. She explodes worse than Michael would. |D

Believes people should do what to abide by their code: Don't judge a person by their sex. She hates it when guys think that she's fake when she games.

Strongest prejudice: Misogynists are a big problem with her. She also has a problem with trolls.

Favorite curse: “Fuck a duck! DX"

Best compliment given: Even though it's likely given after they got their butts beaten by her, she's been complimented on how good she is at gaming.

Most annoying habit: Taunting people over headsets.

Most endearing habit: She takes her losses in stride and is known to be quite helpful in co-op games.

Virginity lost in what manner: Not likely any time soon. |>

Sex life: Nonexistent.

Typical mood after sex: Nope.

Principal goal: To prove that she's as great a gamer and YouTube content creator as some of the other Let's Players and gamers out there.

Biggest obstacle: Those that hate on her because she's a girl.

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Character spreadsheet: Zhong Yin Zhi

Due to a recent bout of inspiration and current RPs, it is time for a new spreadsheet! This time for my Chinese reaper, Yin Zhi.

Name: Zhong Yin Zhi

Favorite drink: Like all the other Reapers I did spreadsheets for (Juliette, Azrail, Dragomir), she's dead. But she does enjoy hot tea with clover honey.

Favorite sport: Can you count tai-chi as a sport?

Body looks like: Where Dragomir is the largest Reaper in the DOD, Yin Zhi is the smallest at around 4'8". She's also very petite in width, very, very fair skinned, and willowy.

Walks like: Small steps. Very quick, but they look a little painful because of a certain practice done to her feet (foot-binding).

Voice sounds like: Sharp and cold. Very strict and almost demanding. When she is flustered or in a mode of dead seriousness, she will only speak Chinese rather than English.

Hands feel like: Small, dainty, smooth.

Lips taste like: They're rather soft and cool and have the slight taste of honeysuckle nectar.

Breath smells like: Green tea.

Clothes typically worn: Yin Zhi normally wears the traditional gowns that women wore in ancient China in various patterns and colors.

Ethnicity: Chinese

Date of birth: January, the year 620. She died later on in the Tang dynasty when either a scorned lover or a housemaid poisoned her cup of tea.

Place of birth: Xi'an, China. At the time though, it was known as Chang'an.

Currently lives in: a small home in rural China nestled among a cherry tree orchard.

Typical mood at home: contemplative, lonely, somewhat sad.

Parents’ names: Zhong Shui Wei (father); Zhong Bai Jia (mother)

Parents’ occupations: Her father was once a general of the Chinese army and her mother was a clothmaker.

Sibling(s) names and occupations: She's an only child.

Friend(s) names and occupations: Can't say she has many of those. |3; Her personality tends to drive people away.

Rival(s) names and occupations: Torio Sakuya- Reaper Captain of the Japanese faction.

Person most likely to get in a fight with: Again, Torio. Mostly because she is a jealous lady and thinks he is undeserving of Yama's attention.

Education: She was tutored a lot when she was alive.

What he or she wanted to be when grown up: She wanted to be a clothmaker much like her mother was.

First job: didn't have one.

Current job: Captain of the Chinese division of Reapers for the DOD.

Typical mood at work: fierce, calm, determined.

Spends most money on: silks for her gowns, strings for her ehru, tea, makeup.

Favorite hangout: The cherry blossom tree garden at the DOD.

Most frequent hangout: Se above.

Typical mood when out: quiet, somber, at ease.

Crime most likely to commit: She'd probably be the only one to have a spotless record. |>;

Political ideas: She doesn't really keep up with politics yo.

Religious ideas: Buddhism.

Ideal tourist destination: She'd like to be anywhere outside of her home country.

Last tourist destination: Hong Kong.

Greatest accomplishment: Gaining Yama's favor.

Biggest tragedy so far: To her, it would have to be not being selected for this "special training" that Yama had given to Torio. She believed wholeheartedly that she deserves the same training, but Yama told her otherwise.

Tragedy most feared to happen: Losing Yama's favor. She idolizes the god.

Takes pride in doing: her musical talent and skill with clothing.

Feels shame in doing: her jealousy.

Believes people should do what to abide by their code: not act as if you have to go out and prove what you are to others when they already know.

Strongest prejudice: She kinda has it against those who don't work hard to gain respect.

Favorite curse: Gǒupì... (Shit...)

Best compliment given: She has been complimented on her beauty and her musical ability.

Most annoying habit: "whipping people into shape".

Most endearing habit: Her drive to make herself better.

Virginity lost in what manner: |D She never lost it!

Sex life: ---

Typical mood after sex: ---

Principal goal: Pretty much in the beginning, Yin Zhi just wanted to solely have Yama's attention for herself. But now, she's made it top priority to whip her team into shape.

Biggest obstacle: Her overzealous devotion to the god Yama and her acerbic attitude toward others.