Character Building Workshop

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The Character Building Workshop is an independent study of your characters using these online questionnaires. The process of filling out the forms will help you, the writer, learn about your characters on a more in-depth level. Once the questions have been answered, you will know more about the roles your characters play in your story. No longer will they be names on a page; they will become living, breathing beings as you continue writing your story.

The Character Builder

•  Character Test 1
•  Character Test 2
•  Character Test 3

Character Builder Tips

The Character Archetypes

•  The Motivator
•  The Actor
•  The Inventor
•  The Architect
•  The Promoter
•  The Artisan
•  The Entertainer
•  The Composer
•  The Wizard
•  The Teacher
•  The Mentor
•  The Overseer
•  The Detective
•  The Loyalist
•  The Defender
•  The Director

The Character Poles Defined

• Introversion/Extroversion
• Sensing/Intuition
• Thinking/Feeling
• Judgment/Perception

Corresponding Character Disorders:

• Obsessive-Compulsive (Teacher)
• Avoidant (Mentor)
• Paranoid (The Motivator)
• Histrionic (The Actor)
• Sadistic (Director)
• Schizotypal (The Wizard)
• Compensatory-Narcissistic (The Inventor)
• Schizoid (The Architect)
• Passive-Aggressive (The Overseer)
• Depressive (The Detective)
• Masochistic (The Loyalist)
• Dependent (The Defender)
• Narcissistic (The Promoter)
• Antisocial (The Artisan)
• Borderline (The Entertainer)
• Cyclothymic (The Composer)

 

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