CHARACTER CHART
Date this chart was completed: well, started - 8/04/2000
Character's Full Name: Luella Jean Singleton
Reason or meaning of name: Luella was her great aunt on her mother's side and Jean was her grandmother on her father's side.
Nickname: Louie
Reason: Given by her brother to utterly annoy her when they were kids.
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE:
Age: 33
How old does s/he appear? Same
Eye Color: Brown
Glasses or contacts: no, but she wouldn't be caught dead in glasses.
Weight: 110
Height: 4' 11
Type of body/build: average - not many curves unless accented (usually by a tacky belt.)
Skin tone: average, white as bread and hasn't seen the sun since she was 12.
Skin type: Combination - and it has driven her to fits.
Shape of face: Oval, with vague heart leanings - faint widow's peak and slightly pointed chin.
Distinguishing Marks: none.
Predominant feature: her hair and height.
Looks like: A miniature Peg Bundy - a woman she looks up to. Literally and figuratively.
Is s/he healthy? Yes, extraordinarily so, despite what the town folk think.
If not, why not: There was the 'cheese incident' right after Luella left high school.
FAVORITES:
Character's favorite color: Canary yellow.
Music: There ain't no other than Patsy Cline.
Food: twinkies and buffalo wings
Literature: Jackie Collins. She writes about the real world, you know. She only has to market it as fiction because no one really takes her seriously.
Expressions:
Expletives:
HABITS:
Smokes: no
What?
When and how much?
Drinks: yes
What? Margaritas and lighthouses. Is there any other use for Hawaiian Punch? Seriously.
When and how much? At least every weekend and only until she is giddy.
Hobbies: Trying to figure out who Jackie is writing about this time around; collecting Patsy Cline memorabilia. She owns the very spoon Patsy used at dinner after her very first concert.
BACKGROUND:
Hometown: Odessa, Texas
Type of childhood: fairly normal and happy.
First memory: Being with her mother in the beauty shop.
Most important childhood event that still affects him/her: That first memory.
Why? It's where she learned what it is to bring out your own inner beauty and what it is to be a woman.
Education: Struggled through the 10th grade.
Religion: Baptist. Is there any other?
Finances: Enough to keep her in hairspray; the Beauty Shop and the latest Jackie Collins 'novels'.
FAMILY:
Mother: Suanne Renae Brown Singleton (Renny)
Relationship with her: Very Good - her mother is nearly a saint.
Father: Charles Raymond Singleton (Charlie Ray)
Relationship with him: Very Good - he is on the same level as her mother.
Siblings: yes
How many? 1 - Charles Raymond Singleton Jr.
Birth order: He is younger by 3 years.
Relationship with each: It is a love/hate relationship - he loves to annoy her as much as possible, even after all these years.
Children of siblings: none.
ATTITUDE:
Most at ease when: When she's in the Beauty Shop, among her friends.
Ill at ease when: Family gatherings where her brother is present.
Priorities: Her hair; Patsy Cline, and good gossip. In that order.
Philosophy: "Limp hair is a sin before God."
How s/he feels about self: Pretty good - especially if she's all dressed up, which she usually is.
Past failure s/he would be embarrassed to have people know about: Once, just out of high school�she gave herself a home perm.
Why? It was awful - one side was incredibly frizzy and kinked and the other side was just impossible. It must have been bad or something before it left the factory�"I hid in my room for a week and after that, I wouldn't be caught dead without my scarf! I told everyone that I had a severe allergic reaction to cheese."
If granted one wish, what would it be? To meet Patsy Cline.
Why? Life would be complete.
To be completed....
PERSONALITY:
Greatest source of strength in character's personality (whether s/he sees it as
such or not):
Greatest source of weakness in character's personality (whether s/he sees it as
such or not:
Character's soft spot:
Is this soft spot obvious to others?
If not, how does character hide it?
Biggest vulnerability:
TRAITS:
Optimist or pessimist:
Why?
Introvert or extrovert:
Why?
Drives and motivations:
Talents:
Extremely unskilled at:
Good characteristics:
Character flaws:
Mannerisms:
Peculiarities:
Biggest regret:
Minor regrets:
Biggest accomplishment:
Minor accomplishments:
Character's darkest secret:
Does anyone else know?
If yes, did character tell them?
If no, how did they find out?
SELF-PERCEPTION:
One word CHARACTER would use to describe self:
One paragraph description of how CHARACTER would describe self:
What does CHARACTER consider best physical characteristic?
What does CHARACTER consider worst physical characteristic?
Are these realistic assessments?
If not, why not?
How CHARACTER thinks others perceive him/her:
What four things would CHARACTER most like to change about self? (#1 most
important, #2 second most important, etc.)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Why?
If change #1 was made, would character be as happy as s/he thinks?
If not, why not?
INTERRELATION WITH OTHERS:
How does character relate to others?
How is s/he perceived by...
Strangers?
Friends?
Wife/Husband/Lover?
Hero/Heroine?
How does character view hero/heroine?
First impression:
Why?B
What happens to change this perception?
What do family/friends like most about character?
What do family/friends like least about character?
GOALS:
Immediate goals:
Long range goals:
How does character plan to accomplish these goals?
How will other characters be affected?
PROBLEMS/CRISIS:
How character reacts in a crisis:
How character faces problems:
Kinds of problems character usually runs into:
How character reacts to NEW problems:
How character reacts to change:
GENERAL:
Favorite clothing:
Why?
Least favorite clothing:
Why?
Jewelry:
Other accessories:
Drives:
Where does character live?
Where does character want to live?
Spending habits (frugal, spendthrift, etc): Why?
What does s/he do too much of?
Too little of?
Most prized possession: Why?
UNCATAGORIZED:
Person character secretly admires:
Why?
Person character was most influenced by:
Why?
Most important person in character's life before story starts:
Why?
How does character spend the week before the story starts?
Content Copyright 2000 D. Firewolf
From the author of the Character Chart itself:
Feel free to share this character chart with friends! My only request is that you keep it intact, with this notice included so any updates can be easily found. The URL where the Character Chart is kept can be found at http://www.eclectics.com/articles/character.html -- an offshoot of The Eclectic Writer (http://www.eclectics.com/writing/writing.htm)