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January 14, 2015

Discovering and Revealing Tom

I am in love with a character from my new book: Tom Multon. He has fiery hair and a southern Texas accent. He's adorable, sweet and a little unsure. 

When I discovered Tom I craved to know his story! I am revealing to you his character!  
(I obtained this worksheet from Jody Hedlund's Blog.

Supporting Main Character Worksheet

Name: Tom Multon

Age: 25

Height/Weight: 5’9/155

Body type: Healthy, in-shape, strong
Scent: Woodsy

Texture (i.e. of hands, skin, etc.): rough man hands
Clothing style/frequently worn clothes: casual, but neat

Eye color: Cinnamon


Hair color and style: Fiery, short, casual


Other distinguishing physical traits: Scar on his right palm, a few freckles


Action tags (i.e.scratching head, nail biting, etc.): Bouncing his knee

Verbal tags (i.e. “My, my,” “Huh?” etc.) (also list speaking style: talkative, soft-spoken, loud, formal, accent, fast,etc.): “Drat!” “Oh, good night.” Speaks with a thick southern Texas accent

Characteristic tags (i.e. timidity, drunkenness, arrogance, etc.): Brave, Protective, Selfless


Physical imperfections or something would most like to change: Wants to be taller


Race/Ethnic group: White American


Religion: Christian


Years of schooling: 3 years of college


Any special occupational training: Hunting, gaming


Occupation: Professional Hunter

Past Occupations: Student, athlete (hockey)


Skills, Abilities, and Talents: Wood Carving, Carpentry, Hunting, Hockey

Personality Type (Include Archetype): Sentinel: An Introvert and Feeling Person with good people skills.


Admirable personality traits (strengths): Selfless, Thoughtful, Kind, Works Hard, Independent, Protective, Loves deeply, Principled


Negative personality traits (weaknesses): Unforgiving of self, lives in the past

Things that make angry: Selfishness or unkindness to those he loves. Hypocrites and lawbreakers.

Method of handling anger: Confronts the person directly, but only if necessary

Things that embarrass: His past mistakes
Method of handling embarrassment: Holds it in and loathes himself
Fears: Not being a man like his Pa

Method of handling fear: Tries hard to improve


Bad habits or vices: Thinking he isn’t worthy of a woman

Prejudices: None

Pet peeves or gripes: Eye rolling


Sense of Humor: Light, but not crude


Philosophy of Life: Have faith in God, Work hard, Treat others well

Physical illness or affliction: None


Hobbies/Interests: Wood carving, carpentry


Favorite Foods: Elk, fish

Favorite Books: Not really a reader
Favorite Color: Green (reminds of the mountains)

Favorite Place: Mountains, or the lake

Item(s) special to character: The furniture he and his Pa made together.

Person/friend close to character: His Pa


Description of home, home life, and economic status: Alaskan cabin: solitary, quiet and lonely; has some money to spare.



Brief family history: Oldest of three. His family was loving and believers in God with a modest home and income.

Most painful experiences in character’s past (to prove why they act the way they do): The mistake of succumbing to alcohol.



Character’s goals (What they want)(Their biggest dream): A loving family and a career to provide for them.



Character’s motivation (Why they want the above goal): He wants to feel respected and give what he had as a child.



Character’s conflict (What is keeping them from their goal): Feeling unworthy of it.


Summarize character’s Fatal Flaw (the main problem to work through): He believes his past mistakes are unforgivable.




Story Premise (in one sentence write what I am trying to prove by writing this story):
- See more at: http://jodyhedlund.blogspot.com/p/character-worksheet.html#sthash.ySayclgZ.dpuf

Someone can and deserves to be loved regardless of imperfections.


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