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reposted from RM Anton from National Writing Month Forums

There are 30 listed, but 10 and 14 are duplicates.  Apparently, they were one a day prompts and one was repeated.

These are not only good writing prompts for exercises, but in my opinion, things you should know about your main characters in order to write them better in your stories and provide more depth.

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Hi there! I posted this last year and received word that it was very useful to a number of my fellow Wrimos. So for the second time, I present you with the Thirty Question Character Survey. Either answer the questions straight up, or use them as prompts for scenes, short stories, etc.

Have fun!

01 – Introduce yourself, in great detail
02 – Your first love, in great detail
03 – Your parents, in great detail
04 – What you ate today, in great detail
05 – Your definition of love, in great detail
06 – Your day, in great detail
07 – Your best friend, in great detail
08 – A moment, in great detail
09 – Your beliefs, in great detail
10 – What you wore today, in great detail
11 – Your siblings, in great detail
12 – What’s in your bag, in great detail
13 – This week, in great detail
14 – What you wore today, in great detail
15 – Your dreams, in great detail
16 – Your first kiss, in great detail
17 – Your favorite memory, in great detail
18 – Your favorite birthday, in great detail
19 – Something you regret, in great detail
20 – This month, in great detail
21 – Another moment, in great detail
22 – Something that upsets you, in great detail
23 – Something that makes you feel better, in great detail
24 – Something that makes you cry, in great detail
25 – A first, in great detail
26 – Your fears, in great detail
27 – Your favorite place, in great detail
28 – Something that you miss, in great detail
29 – Your aspirations, in great detail
30 – One last moment, in great detail