Get to know the characters #1

by Ms Cloudy Day

Published November 1, 2020

E - Everyone

In No Clear Skies

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Name: Emma Rose Hayden

Nickname: Em’s

History: Emma was born in the sleepy town of Lesterville. The things that go on around the town however, are anything but sleepy. Lesterville is always raining, no one knows why, and due to the strange weather they don’t get many visitors. But the residents don’t let the downer weather dampen their mood. Emma was born to Edward Hayden and an unnamed mother. Her birth mother left when she was two years old leaving no memories for Emma. Her father remarried five years later when she was seven. He married Veronica Jewel Hestioan. Emma’s father later died of unknown reasons, leaving Emma with her Step-mother. Emma and Her step-mother get along well. Emma considers her a real mother instead of a step one, she wants to know nothing of the mother who left her. Now Emma is coming up on her fourteenth birthday, who knows what will happen.

Parents: (birth) Edward Louis Hayden, Unknown. (step) Veronica Jewel Hayden (Hestioan)

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Name: Charlotte Poppy Watts

Nickname: N/A

History: Charlotte Is new to Emma’s school. And through mutual interest they become fast friends. Charlotte's favorite pastime is to solve mysteries, She is a straight A student and never cuts corners. She always has her backpack on her and is prepared for anything. When she was twelve months old she was adopted by her Mom and Mama. Her Mom is a police officer and her Mama stays at home to take care of the house and her three year old brother. Charlotte is more often than not a lone wolf, her motto is, “if you can’t do it by yourself then you shouldn’t do it at all”. She has quite the vocabulary and never pretends to be smarter than she is. To her, knowledge is power.

Parents: (birth) unknown, unknown. (adopted) Linda Kate Deruna, Maria Louian Deruna

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deleted48
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deleted48 wrote a review Review · Nov 2, 2020

'Ello there! I admit I haven't done a review in a while, so please forgive my rust.

Character sections like these are always hit or miss. If it's all thought out and detailed, I don't really mind it much. If it's short and simple, it doesn't capture the characters any better than writing them into the story would. My views on this are extremely subjective; another person could love this way of developing characters, but it's not my cup of tea.

This one isn't bad. It doesn't explain your characters in detail though. When I think of something titled "Get To Know the Characters" I think of height, weight, eye color, etc. Although, if that will be written into your story, not a bad plan, but without that knowledge this can't stand alone. In my own opinion, a character sheet should be understandable, even without reading the story beforehand.

This is an example of a template:

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Name:

Age:

Place of birth:

Current location:

Nationality:

Education:

Occupation:

Income:

What's their:
->eye color?
hair style?
build?

Do they have any distinguishing features (tattoos, scars, birthmarks)?

What's their preferred outfit?

Do they wear glasses? 👓

What accessories are ALWAYS associated with them (cane, pipe, necklace, etc.)? 🌂

What's their usual level of grooming?
->Disheveled
Smart, very put together
Untidy but clean
Other?

Do they have any distinguishing “tics” and mannerisms?

What's their health like? Do they suffer from chronic illnesses? 🏥

Describe their handwriting (sloppy, neat, careful, unintelligible). ✍

How do they walk? 👣
->Confident, powerful strides
Lazy stroll
Fast, walks at a clip
Distracted, eyes on the ground
Other?


^Of course, this can be edited depending on the character's age, genre, etc. There are a lot more of those, so I suggest searching around until one works for you. If none seem to fit, just make your own! It's quite fun!

I hope this helped! - Good job!

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Eros
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Eros wrote a review Review · Nov 1, 2020

Hello, Ms Cloudy Day!!

Heyy! Are you new to the website?? Welcome to this amazing platform for writing! ❤❤
*A warm hug.

This is Eros here with a review for this beautiful first chapter of your neww novel. OI really liked how you have started with the introduction to characters---- i mean, two main characters of the story, first, Emma Rose Hayden and second, Charlotte Poppy Watts. Both of the characters have had a deep history with their biological parents.

Emma has also a nickname, Em's. It is a really sweet nickname!!❤❤
So, Emma's or Em's mother left her with her dad when the girl was just 2 year old, and her dad remarries a good woman 5 years later when she turned 7. But then Emma's dad dies due to unknown reasons, and now Emma lives alone with her step mother, Veronica Jewel Hestioan, and both of them get along well with each other, which is awesome!❤❤

And now we move on to the next character of the novel, named, Charlotte... Charlotte Poppy Watts. When she was 12 months old--(or, 1 year old, man, that's so littlee!!!), she was adopted by a Police Officer lady, named, Linda...that is Linda Kate Deruna and also a Mama, who is more like a babysitter for her and her 3 year old brother. Charlotte, is now new to the school and a fast friend of Emma.

I like Charlotte's thoughts,❤❤

“if you can’t do it by yourself then you shouldn’t do it at all”.


Now I am really really really curious to get into the birthday party... Will she have a fight with Charlotte for the first time?? Will she get a news of Veronica remarrying someone---like, her crush's dad?? By mentioning that line of,

"Now Emma is coming up on her fourteenth birthday, who knows what will happen."
you have created a helllllllaaaaa curiosity in mee 😂

I really loved the chapter,
It's length is short, which is the best part.
Really nicely described the characters....!
Nice word choice too... Simple language and easy to understand everything.

Really really loved it... But I wish to know the title of the novel...❤❤❤

Great Work!
Keep it up...
Keep writing...
For we love to keep reading and most importantly, we love to keep reviewing!!

Waiting for the next chapter... please publish it soon...
With love,
From Eros.
Have a great day... or night!
😊😊



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