A few days ago, I posted on Continuity’s FB page my creative process as far as character development. For those of you who might wonder, I’ve learned that it’s extremely hard to stay consistent with a character’s…well, character, when writing. At least for me it was. I’m sure most writers who have taken classes and stuff can naturally transition from one perspective to the next, but I had a really hard time switching mentalities when I was changing points of view.
So I had to write down all the adjectives which described my characters, giving me something to reference. Being able to go back and look at this really helped me when I was writing the dialogue and actions of each individual. So I thought it might be kind of cool to write down exactly what I’d written in my journal.
CONTINUITY
Characters
- Carson Baxter: Main protagonist
- Creative, dreamer, bold, sensitive, assertive, philosophical, witty, introspective, conflicted (with life)
- Jennifer McPherson: Secondary protagonist
- Intelligent, physically attractive, ambitious, soft-hearted, conflicted (colluding with Yuri)
- Yuri Antonov: Main antagonist
- Brutally ambitious, manipulative, vindictive, powerful, wealthy, innovative
- Brody Jenkins: Support (protagonist)
- Logical, witty, skeptical, stoic
- Bradley Covington: Support (Jennifer)
- Fatherly, confident, empathetic, respected, gently authoritative
- Viktoriya Markovic: Secondary antagonist
- Sexy, terse, cold-hearted, loyal, ego-driven
- Zach Williams: Support (Jennifer)
- Smart, nerdy, genuine, pushover
- Ashley Zimmerman: Support (WMP)
- Attractive, young, naive
- Alistair Finney: Support (WMP)
- Annoying, finicky, nosy, gullible, wishy-washy
- Praveet Aseem: Support
- Practical, intellectual, sociologist
- Alberta Frauke: Support
- Blunt, ambitious, mechanical engineer
- Richard Greene: Support
- Respected, dramatic, influential, geophysicist
- Melissa Gomez: Support (Narrative)
- Reporter, inquisitive, dramatic
- Jackson Marx: Salvation Crew
- Pilot, assertive, leader
- Vanessa Hamilton: Salvation Crew
- Co-pilot, nurturing
- Jerry Smith: Salvation Crew
- Engineer, goofy, lighthearted
- Paul Rainier: Salvation Crew
- Navigator, older, fatherly, disciplined
- Patricia Langley: Salvation Crew
- Ambitious, talented, intelligent
- George Goodwin: Support
- Fatherly, blunt, southern
- Bernard O’Hare: US President, secondary antagonist
- Arrogant, outspoken, entitled, narrow-minded, resolute, strong-willed
- Annette Mahler: German Chancellor
- Empathetic, humanitarian
- Daniel Cuthbert: British Prime Minister
- Neutral, logical, objective
- Isaac Mikhailov: Support (Yuri)
- Submissive, skittish, insecure
- Alina Volkov: Support (Yuri)
- Youthful, gullible
- Tom Dresden Support (Yuri)
- Driver, mercenary
- Vasily Smirnov: Support (Yuri)
- Russian reporter, truth-driven
- Nina McPherson: Support (Jennifer)
- Jennifer’s mother, caring, comical, fragile
- Erika Roberts: Support
- Convicted, determined, physically strong, narcoleptic
- Shawn Smith: Support
- Committed, valiant, protective
- Caitlin Smith: Support
- Shawn’s daughter, young, innocent, good-natured, curious
- Hank Wilson: Support
- Skeptical, southern, patriotic
- Evelyn Wilson: Support
- Kind, generous, traditional, polite
- Brent Smith: Support
- Shawn’s brother, valiant, strong, Army Ranger
How the World Should Work 