CHARACTER CREATION QUESTIONS FOR WRITERS, CANON OR ORIGINAL. Here are 50 in-depth questions to ask a writer about their character, covering various aspects of creation, development, and personal headcanons. You can change them to be specific for original muses or canon ones.
Character Creation & Inspiration
What inspired you to create/take this this character?
For Original Characters, How did you decide on their name? Does it have a special meaning?
What was the first thing you envisioned about them—appearance, personality, or backstory?
For Canon Muses, how to do handle canon specially with so much media about them around?
Did you base them on any real people, historical figures, or fictional characters?
How much did their concept change from your initial idea to their current form?
Core Personality & Traits
What are their defining personality traits?
What are their biggest strengths and weaknesses?
How do they handle conflict—are they aggressive, diplomatic, or avoidant?
How do they behave when they’re alone versus when they’re with others?
What are their personal values or moral code?
How do they react to betrayal? Do they forgive easily?
What is something small that makes them happy?
What is their biggest fear, and why?
What is their greatest regret?
How do they change under extreme stress?
What is their defining childhood memory?
What event shaped them the most?
What drives them to keep going despite challenges?
Do they have any unresolved trauma that affects their actions?
What is their ultimate goal, and do they ever achieve it?
How do they feel about the place they grew up in?
If they could change one thing about their past, what would it be?
How different is your version of them from canon (if applicable)?
What is a moment in canon that you would change for them?
For Original Characters, did you find it easy to find them a place in canon?
Are there any relationships in canon that you interpret differently?
Is there a trait they have in canon that you expand upon in your writing?
Do you give them more agency or development compared to their canon counterpart?
Important Scenes & Favorite Moments
What is your favorite scene you’ve written for them?
What was the hardest scene to write for them?
Is there a moment that defines them as a character?
What is their most triumphant moment?
What is their lowest or most heartbreaking moment?
Are there any scenes you rewrote because they didn’t feel right at first?
What is a scene that shows their personality perfectly?
If you had to write a single scene that encapsulates who they are, what would it be?
Personal Headcanons & Details
Do they have a favorite food, drink, or comfort item?
Do they have any habits or quirks?
What does their handwriting look like?
Do they have any secret skills or surprising talents?
What is their relationship with their own appearance?
What’s their love language—how do they express and receive affection?
In the bedroom, what is their role? Do they prefer certain positions or moments? Receive or to give?
If they had access to modern technology, what would be their favorite hobby?
Relationships & Character Dynamics
Who is the most important person in their life?
How do they act around someone they love versus someone they hate?
Do they make friends easily, or are they guarded?
Is there a relationship that defines them, whether positive or negative?
Who challenges them the most?
Do they ever betray or feel betrayed by someone?
What is a dynamic they have that you love writing the most?
If they could have one final conversation with someone important to them, what would they say?
Is there any roleplay dynamic you had done that changed your personal view of the character? How they are affected by it?
