Voice Development Sheet II

This is the second in our series of voice development sheets for your character. Please fill it out to the best of your ability. If you can’t figure out an answer to one or more of the questions, move on and come back to it later; do not enter an answer that is true only for yourself.

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Character Name (first and last)

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Were you referred to the Writing Center? (Choose one) Yes, by a staff member Yes, by a fellow student Nope, I'm here on my own!







Name two situations in which your character
might feel annoyed, and what he
or she might do in response to that feeling.


Name a situation in the past when your
character has been disgusted by someone else’s
actions. What did he or she do?


What’s the one thing your character is most
embarrassed about? Why? What would he do if
someone found out about this thing?


Name one thing that makes your character
worry a lot, one thing that he’s a little bit
concerned with, and one thing that he doesn’t
worry about at all (even if he should).

What does your character doubt most about
himself and his own abilities?



What does your character doubt most about the
person he trusts the most in his life? Who is
this person and why has this doubt arisen?


What does your character doubt most about
people in general? Why? What does he do
about it?


Of all the students in your character’s year,
which is he most envious of and why? If he
could switch places with them for a day, what
would he do?

What does your character do when bored?




What was the most minor disappointment your
character has experienced in the last half-term?
Why was it disappointing?


How easily does your character get stressed out?
What does he do when he’s stressed?



How well does your character deal with tension?
In what day-to-day scenario does he experience
the most tension and how does he handle it?


What activity or object can amuse your character
for ten minutes, but no longer?



What activity or object can amuse your character
for thirty minutes, but no longer?



What activity or object can amuse your character
for a seemingly infinite amount of time?



How does your character express his
excitement? How frequently does he get excited,
and by what?


Is your character very affectionate or very
reserved? Towards what does he show affection
and what does he withhold his affection from?


How empathetic is your character? Name two
situations have demonstrated his level of
empathy.


What makes your character swell with pride in
themselves? How does your character express
these feelings?


What day-to-day activity does your character
take satisfaction in completing/participating in?



Who does your character trust the most? How
does your character, consciously or
unconsciously, build others’ trust in him?


After a long and trying day, what is it that your
character will feel the most content about?



Speaking of which, why was that day so long and
trying anyway?



What are your character’s three favourite ways
to relax after that sort of day?



What interests your character the most? How
does he express that interest to others?



In which day-to-day situation is your character
compelled to be unerringly polite? How does he
feel about that?




Woohoo! You made it! Take a bow!
Now there's only one thing left to do, and that's to submit the form.




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