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Character Fact Sheets: Do you keep them? How much detail do you put into one?
I keep a character sheet for everyone in my story. When it comes to the MCs I know just about everything there is to know about them. Where the grew up, where they went to school and what is their family make-up just scratch the surface of the bio I maintain on them. I know what they drive, what style they furnish their home in and what they do to blow off steam when no one is watching. When I get writers block I often work on a bio and get to know my character better.
How well do you know your characters?
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I have a character fact sheet template that I created. It's pretty detailed because I've taken bits and pieces from other forms I've seen authors use. I may not complete the entire form, but a good deal of it will be complete. But I don't just use a form, I'll write out details and even bits of dialogue.
I know my characters pretty well before I start writing, but not so much that they don't surprise me over the course of writing the story. :)