Composition note:
It’s been years, since I lived in Winnipeg, that I took an advanced workshop class with Marina Endicott, with character building as a focus. These are questions I remember and others I’ve added.
Who are you?
- What are you?
2012 boy cover image by Alan Hessler
- Where are you?
- What do you do?
- What are you like?
- What do other people think you’re like?
- What do you smell like?
- Who are your friends?
- Who are your enemies?
- Why are you here?
- How did you get here?
- What do you want?
- When were you happiest?
- When were you the most sad?
- What makes you unhappy?
- What makes you angry?
- What is your greatest fear?
- Which living person do you most admire? Why?
- What is the trait you most despise in others?
- What was your most embarrassing moment?
- What’s your biggest secret?
- What is your most treasured possession?
- Where would you like to live?
- What article of clothing do you most cherish?
- What do you like least about your appearance?
- What do you like best about your appearance?
- What do you read?
- What do you listen to?
- What’s in your medicine cabinet?
- What’s in your pantry?
- What is your guiltiest pleasure?
- What is your most unappealing habit?
- What past accomplishment makes you the most proud?
- What action in your past has made you the most ashamed?
- What is your most cherished fantasy?
- Who do you love?
- What do you think is more important, love or desire? Can you tell the difference?
- What turns you on sexually?
- When last did you have sex?
- Do you have children?
- What is t he most important lesson life has taught you?
- How do you expect to die?