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  Writing Sample from the Prose The following was written for a writing challenge on theprose.com. The prompt was as follows: Grey Wall  Check out the original over at  Grey Wall . Grey Wall Towering over everything was the Grey Wall. For a thousand generations the Grey Wall had separated the worlds, looming above each in silent threat of what lay on the other side. Looming in the heart of the unchosen. No being had every crossed the Wall. No human would try for the abject terror it brought the imagination. Even the birds, circling and wheeling about the azure sky would not cross the line of demarcation. The Wall meant safety and the Wall meant death. Zenyassa did not care for safety and she did not fear death. She was Unchosen. What did it matter? What was life without the risk of losing it? She could not feel alive sitting before a thatch hut milling grain while the men of her village hunted wild yissana beasts. Their hunt brought them adventures and risk for the great ...
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Basic Character Template for Character Creation


Template design on a white notepad.

Basic Character Template for Character Creation

Name:
Age:
Gender: 
Appearance: 
Personality: 
Background: 
Motivations: 
Goals: 
Obstacles: 
Strengths: 
Weaknesses: 
Vices:
Skills/Abilities: 
Interests/Hobbies: 
Relationships: 
Internal conflicts: 
External conflicts: 
Arc/Development:

This template can be customized based on the needs of your story and the specifics of your character. For example, you can drill down on appearance with subcategories such as eye color, hair color, weight, etc. 

It's important to consider each aspect of your character in detail, as this will help you to create a fully realized and compelling character that readers can connect with. Remember that characters should be complex and multi-dimensional, with both positive and negative traits and motivations. A hero that is too good at everything is a boring one, just watch anything Disney is putting out and you'll see that. Mary Sue.

A character will not necessarily have all of these boxes filled. Perhaps they don't have and internal conflicts, at least ones that are important to the story. Maybe they are too minor of a character.
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