Character Question Of The Day #2

Character Question of the Day #5

You can answer the question for your character(s) or write a piece that incorporates the question.

Do any of your characters fit into the category of supernatural, extra-terrestrial, fantasy or occult?

What type of entity are they?

Do they blend in with regular humans or do they stand out?

Are they trying to blend in?

Do other characters know they are not human?

If other characters don't know they're not a regular human, what would happen if someone found out?

Wednesday Who's Who

​Answer these questions on your own, or reblog this and invite your followers to ask you about your original characters!

Which of your characters spends the most time using a computer? What are they doing?

Which character plays video games?  What games do they play?

Which character constantly has their phone in their hand?

Which character is a technophobe and wishes for the ‘good old days’ before computers, smartphones and the internet?

Which character spends the most time on social media?

Which character pretends to know a lot about ‘internet culture’ or social media culture even though they know very little?

Which character is proud of being technologically challenged?

Which character gets frustrated quickly when trying to use (or learn how to use) technology?

Which character apparently knows how to use every feature of every device?

Which character feels stressed out or panicked when the WiFi isn’t working?

Which character is happy or relieved when the WiFi isn’t working?

Which character gets excited about subjects such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality environments?

Character Question of the Day #10

You can answer the question for your character(s) or write a piece that incorporates the question.

Does your character consider themselves to be outdoorsy or do they prefer to stay inside?

Character Question of the Day #3

You can answer the question for your character(s) or write a piece that incorporates the question.

Has your character ever broken a bone? More than one? If so, how did this happen?

Thoughts For Thursday

Does your character have a favourite photograph?

Write a piece describing your character’s favourite photograph and the thoughts, feelings and memories associated with it.

Here are some things to consider:

Who or what is in the picture?

Who took the picture?

How old is it?

Is it black and white or colour?

Is it a professional photo or a candid snapshot?

Does this photograph belong to this character or to someone else?

Is it displayed in a frame? If so, what does the frame look like?

Where is the picture displayed? 

If the photo is not on display, where is it kept?

What condition is it in? 

How does this photograph make your character feel?

What do they think about when they look at it?

Do they have a specific memory associated with it?

Character Question of the Day #4

You can answer the question for your character(s) or write a piece that incorporates the question.

What is your character's comfort level with technology?

Are they tech-savvy, average, not good at using tech, or are they a non-user?

Is there a specific reason for their skill level?

Would they like to improve?

What are their views on technology in general?

Sunday Sparks

Sparks of inspiration can come from anywhere.  I am constantly viewing the world through a storyteller’s eyes, and my ideas are inspired by everything from the most commonplace situations of daily life to the most unexpected occurrences.  

This blog’s Sunday feature is Sunday Sparks, a series of prompts to help get you thinking in new directions about your characters and their lives and interactions.  These prompts will be broad and non-specific on purpose, The challenge will be to use your creativity in interpreting them and to craft a story or a scene inspired by them. 

This week’s prompt is:  one character proposes something to another

"The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless." - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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If you like to use your imagination, and if writing and character development is your thing, you're in the right place!

There are a lot of "OC Questions" blogs, and in my opinion there can never be too many of those, but I wanted mine to be a little different. This one will have character questions, but it will also have writing prompts, writing challenges and creativity exercises that I hope will help people get the proverbial creative juices flowing. I may also reblog writing tips or memes from time to time.

While the content of this blog will be aimed mainly at writers, many of the things may also be used by artists, animators and other creators. Everyone is free to use and share it.

You can answer the questions or do something with the prompts on your own, you can reblog and share them, or you can tag your friends and followers to do them with you. Use this content in whichever way feels most comfortable for you!

For the time being, I am creating all the content myself, but I will eventually open the ask box for contributions. I will do that on a schedule and I'll make sure I give plenty of notice.

Crediting me is not necessary, but if you do decide to use any of these prompts or questions, I think it'd be nice to be tagged so I can see what you create.

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My goal is to have daily content, organized in the following categories:

Character Question of the Day

Sunday Sparks (writing prompts)

Monday Monologue (prompt for writing in first person)

Two Characters Tuesday (writing prompt with two characters)

Wednesday Who's Who (character questions)

Thoughts for Thursday (themed questions & prompt)

Friday Five (writing prompt with 5 elements)

"Someone Says" Saturday (dialogue prompts)

((I will link these once I start posting content))

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POSTING SCHEDULE

Character Question of the Day - each day at 8:00 a.m. Atlantic Time (UTC-4)

Daily Themed Prompts - each day at 9:00 a.m. AST (UTC-4)

Reblogs & other posts - whenever i feel like it

Wednesday Who’s Who?

​You can answer these questions on your own, or reblog this and invite your friends and followers to ask you about your original characters! 

Which of your characters is a picky eater?

Which character is always hungry no matter how much or how often they eat?

Which character has a sweet tooth?

Which character prefers salty snacks?

Which character wants snacks in the middle of the night?

Which character best fits the description ‘their eyes are bigger than their stomach’ (they always take more food than they’re able to eat)?

Which character forgets to eat?

Which character has unusual cravings? What do they crave?  Is there any particular reason they crave this item?

Which character prefers fast food?

Which character prefers healthy meals?