Character Development Techniques for Writers

What is the first question you should ask about your character?

• What does your character hate?

• What does your character love?

• What does your character value?

• What does your character fear?

In the beginning of Iron Man, what does Tony Stark primarily want?

• To live

• To stop Obadiah Stain

• To sell his Jericho missiles

• To protect innocents

Who initially took Tony Stark under his wing after his parents were killed?

• Pepper Potts

• Agent Coulson

• Yohisin

• Obadiah Stain

What does Tony Stark hate at the beginning of Iron Man?

• Responsibility

• Injustice

• Terrorists

• Authority

What does Tony Stark love in the middle of the movie?

• Life

• Justice

• Money

• Innocence

What is one of Tony Stark's fears at the beginning of the movie?

• Injustice

• Dying

• Emotional connections

• Losing Pepper Potts

What significant decision does Tony Stark make in the middle of the movie?

• To protect his legacy

• To sell more weapons

• To stop Obadiah Stain

• To make the Iron Man suit

What does Tony Stark believe at the end of the movie?

• He needs to become the weapon to protect the world

• He should continue selling weapons

• His weapons are only harming terrorists

• His weapons are protecting innocents

What is the most important part of your character to establish?

• Their present

• Their future

• Their relationships

• Their past

What should you do if you don't have the plot ready for your character?

• Skip character development

• Start writing the plot immediately

• Focus on the character's future

• Answer questions from the character's past