Okay, so Bachelor/-rette Number One:

1.) What is your name and in which hypothetical story-world do you live?

2.)Do you have any pet peeves?

3.)Who, in your life, are you closest to, and why? If that person were given three sentances to sum you up, what would that person say?

4.) What is your earliest, most significant memory?

5.) What is your greatest insecurity? What is your greatest strength?

Those are some good questions to start with, too.

So, let's get some character topics in here, and people can start interviewing.

And let's have this topic be for suggested questions, like the ones you've already posted, okay?

Talk about a great warm up to writing.

But what I'm more interested in is what makes a character more believable: Habits(both good and bad), what are the embarassed by, fears, secrets, phobias, regrets, pet peeves(as mentioned), what are they most proud of, and talents.

I'm going to be thinking about some good questions to ask for my characters and ask them here.

Do what Reagansgame has done.

1--Start topics for your characters

2--have them introduce themselves

and/or go post in Reagansgame's character topics:

3--go ask questions of other people's (like Reagansgame's)characters

and when someone posts questions in your character topics,

Does anyone mind having the characters talk to each other? For example, does it sound like thread-stealing when Ida talks to Joi? I've been having a blast, but don't want to step on toes or anything.

I'd like to suggest one more idea here: asking for opinions about the characters. After having a chance for some back-and-forth, I'd like to know if my character sounds:

- Likeable, stand-offish, offensive, whatever; to see if I've hit the intended mark

- Does s/he sound rich or cookie-cutter?

- Does the character and his story make you want to read more?

- What works or what turns you off?

Liz has been kind of a shadow character in my story. She disappears early and only shows up in text messages to the main characters. However, she is going to come back and I this is really helping me figure out what she might have been like before she got into that crazy mess.

Can we come back with the same character after she has had some catastrophic event? Something that has changed her or hurt her badly?

Oooooh, this is so much fun! I love reading the other characters as well. So different. I love Vivian, she's so bad.
Leslie

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Vivian just got into a car accident...

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It seems feedback comes in the direction of the questions you get too, Nobody actually has to say "Wow, your guy Sam, he's a jerk!" I can gather the context from the line of questioning. (Hey, but at least now you know why I felt slimey writing him.)

Like anyone right now?

Do they like you back?

Last time you laughed alot?

What is bothering you right now?

Are you high?

What is your favorite color(s)?

Is there a high chance of you going to the movies soon?

When was the last time you got a back massage?

Are you easily scared by horror/thriller films?

If you had $100 would you spend or save it?

If there was a large spider in the room, would you stay?

When was the last time you were in a hotel room?

Last place you went out to eat?

Where are you right now?

Do you have any enemies?

What are you thinking about right now?

When was the last time you intentionally made someone cry?

What are you doing tomorrow?

What are you doing tonight?

What are you wearing right now?

When did you last cry?

Last movie you watched?

In the past week have you felt sad?

Do you give out second chances?

Look to your left, what do you see?

What was the last clothing item you bought?

What were you doing an hour ago?

Where were you last night?

Are you married?

Have you told anyone a secret in the past week?

Do you live near your best friend?

What woke you up this morning?

What is your current mood?

What are you looking forward to in the next three months?

Is smoking one of your turn offs?

Do you like the song 'I Kissed A Girl' by Katy Perry?

Could you eat nothing but grilled cheese for a week straight?

Have your parents told you that you couldn't hang out with a certain person?

Could you last an hour without talking?

Were you happy when you woke up today?

What are you listening to right now?

Who was the last person who you called?

What did you eat last?

Has anyone told you they missed you lately?

Are you a Hollister/Abercrombie/American Eagle kind of person?

Have you ever liked someone who all your friends hated?

Have any interesting conversations lately? If so, with who? What about?

What always makes you feel better when you’re upset?

What do you wake up to everyday?

Did you ever waste too much time on a certain boy or girl?

When was the last time you had butterflies?

Who was the last friend in your house?

Do you currently miss anybody?

Do you think you will be in a relationship three months from now?

Have you ever broken someone's heart?

Do you have trust issues?