2021 Nano Prep

Oct. 03: - Character: Protagonist Profile

CHARACTER INTERVIEW / PROFILE

Name: Angela Estefani Altuve

Background
Birthday: 6/16/1995 (age 12 - 24)
Place of birth: Tampa, Florida
Father unknown, mother drug addict, lost her at 7 years old, doesn't remember much, she died in prison.
What was important to the people who raised him/her: Nothing, raised in foster homes and children's home.
Siblings: none (thought about a brother, but going with Journey instead)
Economic/social status growing up: poor
Ethnic background: Hispanic
Places lived: Tampa and Port Charlotte, Florida and lair in the
Current address and phone number:
Education: finished high school, taking a class or two to help with
Favorite subject in school: history
Special training: none
Jobs: fast food in high school
Salary:
Travel: not until she started jumping on the time traveling

Friends:
How do people view this character: as an intense and determined woman. She is not a bubbly blonde. She is a serious one.
Lives with: Alone
Fights with: herself, her Journey and Doc
Spends time with: Journey and Doc
Wishes to spend time with:
Who depends on him/her and why: Doc and Journey
What people does s/he most admire: Doc
Enemies: great-grandson, Gregory
Dating, marriage: nope
Children: nope
Relationship with God: agnostic to atheist

Overall outlook on life:
Does this character like her/himself: She does, but she is very critical of herself
What, if anything, would s/he like to change about his/her life: ?
What personal demons haunt her/him: Loss of parents, mother's death and unknown father.
Is s/he lying to himself about something: ?
Optimistic/pessimistic: More optimistic as time travel entered her life
Morality level: Stealing from the bad rich guys creates a bit of an issue, but she is good with it.
Confidence level: She is very confident, but it can be shaken in the right situation. When? IDK yet.
Typical day: Works on how to safely acquire the gold she needs and how to best work it into cash, research on times and locations, finding a gold mine to buy is high on her list.

Physical appearance
Body type: 5' 8"
Posture: goood
Eyes:
Nose: See pic of Gloria Estefan
Mouth:
Hair:
Skin:
Tattoos/piercings/scars: scar on left arm from stabbing when she was young
Voice: just a regular girl voice
What people notice first: her amazing mane. Curly, dark hair, with little red highlights.
Clothing: She wears girl clothes and likes them.
How would he describe herself: She would say that she is a survivor.
Health/disabilities/handicaps: None

Characteristics
Personality type (choleric, sanguine, phlegmatic, melancholy): She can have her melancholy times, but she is pretty serious.
Strongest/weakest character traits: determined and can sometimes take big risks for her end goal, could be thought of as a bit reckless.
How can the flip side of her strong point be a weakness: That recklessness has an adventurous nature to it, one that takes risks, goes to long ago foreign places.
How much self-control and self-discipline does she have: She has a good deal of it, but she can be impatient
What makes her/him irrationally angry: child abuse, injustices,
What makes her/him cry: losing Doc
Fears: That she will fail at her mission
Talents: Quick thinker on her feet, survivor, remembers maps and places
What people like best about her/him: she is compassionate, caring, determined

Interests and favorites
Political leaning: liberal, but claims no affiliation, can't deal with the lies, the need for power, the impact it has on kids.
Collections: gold shiny things
Food, drink:
Music: current
Books: popular fiction to escape, like suspense and thrillers
Movies: same
Sports, recreation: runs
Did she play in school: no
Color: ?
Best way to spend a weekend: researching how to get more gold, how to sell it,
A great gift for this person: a gold necklace
Pets: none
Vehicles: a reliable older Chrysler of Docs
What large possessions does he own (car, home, furnishings, boat, etc.) car, home given by Doc
and which does s/he like best: the house

Typical expressions
When happy: Stupid questions
When angry: Duh
When frustrated: Chews on her lip when thinking or frustrated
When sad:

Idiosyncrasies:
Laughs or jeers at: silly comedies
Ways to cheer up this person: stuffed animal
Ways to annoy this person: lie
Hopes and dreams: to get her foundation going
How does s/he see himself accomplishing these dreams: with the gold
What’s the worst thing s/he’s ever done to someone and why:
Greatest success:
Biggest trauma:
Most embarrassing thing that ever happened to her/him:
What does s/he care about most in the world:
Does s/he have a secret:
If s/he could do one thing and succeed at it, what would it be:
S/He is the kind of person who:
What do you love most about this character:
Why will the reader sympathize with this person right away:
How is the character ordinary or extraordinary:
How is his situation ordinary or extraordinary:

Core Need:
Corresponding psychological maneuver (delusions, obsessions,
compulsions, addictions, denials, hysterical ailments, hypochondria, illnesses,
behaviors harming the self, behavior harming others, manias, and phobias):
Anecdote (defining moment):
History:

Oct. 03: - Character: Protagonist Profile ▼

Oct. 03: - Character: Protagonist Profile

Draft a profile of your protagonist. Include detailed information such as name, age, physical attributes, occupation, education, culture, religion, family, relationship status, personality, likes, dislikes, strengths, weakness, motivations and desires. Use Google Images to find an image of your character. The point of this exercise is for you to get to know your character inside and out before you write your novel. If you don't know your character, how can you expect it of your readers? Flesh out your pre-story character in detail. Keep in mind that your protagonist will grow in some way during your story. For more serious character profilers, here is are two optional, very extensive templates: "Character Interview / Profile Sheet" ["Character Interview / Profile Sheet"  ] and "(Another, Very) In-Depth Character Profile" ["(Another, Very) In-Depth Character Profile"  ] . Also, here is a "Traits List"   to draw from.