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character sheets

If you’ve done any research about writing a novel, one of the first pieces of advice is to KNOW your characters. Many blogs, websites, how to books offer a variety of character questions that they feel you should answer about EACH of your characters.

These all vary – some list a few questions and some have over 100!

When I first started writing, I tried to answer ALL of those questions for EACH of my characters… and it was difficult even before I injured my wrist and was unable to type/write for over a year.

SO… when I picked back up my writing and started working on two more novels plus my original- I knew I needed a better system.

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In August, my first novel Restoring Grace will be available for purchase. I thought I would include two of my character description sheets I used to help me write my novels. One page of insightful information about each major character that might or might not end up in my novels but still drives character actions.

These type of description character sheets are useful for:

Keeping up with my characters’ physical descriptions from book to book

To make sure the characters don’t have the same personality and look

Information for future characters

General organization