Bios Formula

General Character Bios Formula

General Personality Description:
Interests:
Appearance:
Motive:
Will:
Desires:
Morality:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Status:
Relationships:
Special Abilities (talents, magical powers, etc):
Any other important notes (back story, prized possessions, etc.):


Above is a helpful formula for creating a character or getting to know your characters better.
Remember that every category above has great significance for your character, and there should at least some logical conclusions between their attributes. For example, if Benji's motive for murdering Cristy is the deep emotional wound she gave him by breaking up with him (yeah, yeah, it's wrong but good villains have motives, too!) he probably has something from her. A book, perhaps. A book that he reads obsessively, with annotations in it written by Benji about his wonderful time together with Cristy and how to most romantically kill her. Plus some ramblings about pie.

You also need to use this formula as a spring board for critical questions about your character concerning plot and setting. What would Benji do if his book given to him by Cristy got stolen? What does Benji's room look like?

And from there... Be creative!
A formula doesn't mean too much in creative writing, after all!
It's only a place you can start!