The Basics

Character Name:

Maiden Name (if applicable):

Where he/she grew up:

Current place of residence:

Type of dwelling:

Marital Status:

Education:

Ethnicity:

Birthdate:

Education:

Parents' Names:

Parents living or deceased?

Sisters/Brothers (Names, Ages):

Close Friends:

Occupation:

Hair color, style:

Eye color: (Wear glasses?)

Distinctive marks? (i.e. moles, scars, etc.)

Infirmities:

Pets?

Hobbies/Passtimes:

Height/Body Type:

Skills:

Another other distinctions:

Personality Traits/Qualities/Emotional History

First Kiss/Date/Partner:

(Circumstance)

Greatest fear:

What makes him/her angry:

Ambition:

Greatest joys:

Routines/Quirks/Idiosyncrasies:

Desires:

Goals:

Personal Obstacles:

Secret longings:

Friendship history:

Frustrations:

Print page and create profile for hero/heroine and other main characters.

Happy Writing!

Does writing the synopsis make you cringe? Take a breath...Here are the basics:

Synopsis - The Bones of The Beast:

· Contact information upper left top of first page

· Genre, length and word count on top right

· Do not number the first page

· Insert a header for subsequent pages: “Synopsis/Name/TITLE

· Center title in all caps

· Begin synopsis text 4 lines below title

· Use all caps the first time a character is introduced

· Double space all text

· Establish a good hook

· Introduce key characters and set up of conflict

· Justify left margin only and one inch margins

· Make it a short and exciting read

· Don’t go into detail about what happens just tell the reader what happens as concisely as possible.

· Use third person, present tense even if your novel is written in a different point of view

· Keep events in the same order as in the novel.

· You must tell the ending in your synopsis.