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The Only Character Workbook You'll Ever Need: Your New Character Bible (Series Bibles for Writers) Paperback – March 22, 2020

by T.M. Holladay (Author)
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Become a master of incredible characters. In this first installment of Series Bibles for Writers, discover the backstories, personalities, vulnerabilities, and what makes your fiction characters tick.

Contents include fully-customizable, in-depth pages for:

  • Different personality types and aspects
  • 12 primary character profiles with room for sketches and extra notes.
  • 24 secondary character profiles and notes.
  • 108 minor character mini-descriptions
  • Character groups and lists
  • Relationship maps and family trees
  • Reference lists (alphabetical and chronological)
  • Extra note pages for thoughts as they come to you.

Whether writing a series or multiple stand-alones, this workbook is comprehensive enough to handle it all. Think of this as a guided notebook--part of your own "series bible"-- that won't let you forget any detail. Even better, you can quickly search through your cast of characters as you're writing!

Please note: this is not a textbook. This is an organized space for you to create outstanding characters. No more sticky notes on the wall and thoughts scribbled out on lost envelopes. Free up your mind to write amazing fiction, and let these workbooks keep track of all the details that make your characters and worlds compelling.

About the creator: T.M. Holladay writes YA fantasy. She’s also a perfectionist. When her story worlds became too complicated for the sticky notes on her wall, she knew something had to be done, and she wasn’t the only writer out there with that problem.

The “Series Bibles for Writers” workbooks are the product of a massive effort to cover every possible detail in a flexible, adaptable form. Her labor of love has quickly become a new favorite among creators. For more Series Bibles for Writers, look for "The Only World Building Workbook You'll Ever Need," and "The Only Fantasy Workbook You'll Ever Need."

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0863VPW33
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (March 22, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 161 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8623127068
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.37 x 11 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Though writing novels is her go-to creative outlet, life stays busy with motherhood to her three minions, various music endeavors, church service, and home renovating. She lives in her dear home state of Arizona with her incredible husband and three kids, and only sometimes wishes they were back in their college home of Hawai'i--the place that inspired her first series.

Her dream job, (besides writing novels from a hammock in the forest) would be movie score composing. She's a total fan girl for Hans Zimmer and Martin Phipps.

Feel free to hunt her down for loads of book extras on her website (tmholladay.com), Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook (The Candeon Heirs), and Instagram!

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Customers find the character workbook a great tool for character development. They also say the note is a helpful tool from the book author. However, opinions are mixed on the content, with some finding it detailed and easy to use, while others say it lacks depth in the prompts.

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23 customers mention "Character workbook"20 positive3 negative

Customers find the character workbook a great tool for character development and bringing them to life. They also appreciate the free space to draw, sketch character maps, and add plenty of details.

"I use this when outlining. Very helpful when developing characters." Read more

"...Anyway, the book itself is very helpful, lot of good questions and subsections without bringing up weird questions that really aren't relevant...." Read more

"...tools to help you plot out what their personalities might be, minor character mapping, relationship trip note pages...and much more!..." Read more

"Very functional. But alot of misspelled words and editing errors.. .kind of strange for someone who writes novels." Read more

3 customers mention "Page layout"3 positive0 negative

Customers find the page layout of the book has lots of prompts and free space to draw, sketch character maps, and add details. They also appreciate the bigger groups of pages for big characters and smaller places for other characters.

"...There is a lot of space to make corrections and updates as well." Read more

"...it is fully customizable and there are lots of prompts and lots of free space to draw, sketch character maps and add plenty of details for your story..." Read more

"...It has bigger groups of pages for big characters and smaller places for other characters." Read more

29 customers mention "Content"20 positive9 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the content. Some find the notes section very helpful for writing down story plots, and the book itself is very helpful with good questions and subsections. They also say the book provides the tools to create memorable, believable characters. However, some customers feel the book lacks depth in the prompts and unique information.

"...This is very detailed, very in-depth. I can’t believe how much information is in here and how well organized this is...." Read more

"...Anyway, the book itself is very helpful, lot of good questions and subsections without bringing up weird questions that really aren't relevant...." Read more

"...The layout was poorly designed and lacks depth in the prompts." Read more

"...It is beautifully designed, the setup is amazing allowing for details, but not TOO many details...." Read more

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AshleyMM
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow this is a lot of bang for your buck
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024
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I bought the plot book at the same time I thought that if I flipped through it and it’s junk, I can always return it. I’ve only had them for 10 minutes and I’ve already turned around and ordered world building book. This is very detailed, very in-depth. I can’t believe how much information is in here and how well organized this is. I’ve had a lot of trouble getting my thoughts on paper in a coherent order. I have an idea, a general plot, characters that I flushed in my head and have struggled to put the information in order that will make writing a story easy. These are going to help immensely. I’ve read a lot of books, but while putting myself in the story, I sometimes lose sight of the structure that I become immersed. I can’t wait to get started.
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Lorraine Linthicum
5.0 out of 5 stars Useful
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2024
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I use this when outlining. Very helpful when developing characters.
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Dan D.
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice workbook, but the cover and lack of pictures of the inside is a touch misleading.
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2021
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So, like several others, I bought this thinking I was getting reference material. This is not that. That is on me, I evidently didn't read the entire description. Reading the reviews, I'm glad I'm not the only one though. I think the cover is the reason; my coworkers have seen this workbook and asked me what I'm reading more than once already. A simple plain cover, maybe with just the title would probably remedy this, or maybe a picture or two of the inside? (That last bit is the only part that feels deliberately disingenuous by the way, like something sold on Wish that refuses to show a real image of the product.)

Anyway, the book itself is very helpful, lot of good questions and subsections without bringing up weird questions that really aren't relevant. Probably not important for most, but the paper takes ink well, just don't use a fountain pen or it will bleed. Overall, I like the book, but I do understand those that feel mislead.
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Jennifer Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars I've bought 3!
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2024
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I've tried digital programs for saving character data but nothing is easier than just being able to glance to the side AS YOU WRITE and not disrupt your flow. I need it on paper! No switching tabs and digging, it's all right there. I've written 3 books using these books and plan on another!
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T. Rea Okerberg
5.0 out of 5 stars Very handy!
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2023
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As a writer, teacher, and creative writing coach, I'm always looking around for the best ways to design stories without putting TOO much information into the story, boring the readers to tears. ;) Given that this book is about $16, I cannot - nor will I - loan it out, but I know I can use it for my lessons when I'm teaching how to write good stories with solidly-structured characters and whatnot. It is beautifully designed, the setup is amazing allowing for details, but not TOO many details. Even if I don't use the ENTIRE format, I can still use parts and pieces - the questions and such - for lessons when I'm teaching.
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A. Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2024
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This book really got me off my feet into character development. I think that's one of the areas I've struggled with, and this just made it so much easier! Recommend!
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Janet
3.0 out of 5 stars Not enough..
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2024
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It's okay, probably a 6 out of 10 as far as work books go. But there's not enough room under each category and just a huge lined page behind the main pages for "extra ideas" but it'd be way more useful to give more than just a tiny text box that fits a couple words when trying to fill in character traits and background... Honestly you could probably find better tools on Google to help build characters. The layout was poorly designed and lacks depth in the prompts.
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Miss Tara
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! I Love Love Love This Book!
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2022
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This just arrived and I opened it up. First page their was a post it note nicely written of other suggested websites and resources. So then I thought maybe I received a used book. But when you opened the book to see the details of it's contents, the note made sense. The note is meant to be helpful tool from the book author. Gives you lots and lots of pages to build your character, amazing tools to help you plot out what their personalities might be, minor character mapping, relationship trip note pages...and much more! I already really love this book! Love it so much I may buy a few more for writer friends of mine!
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Polly
4.0 out of 5 stars Come creare personaggi indimenticabili
Reviewed in Italy on January 21, 2024
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Ho trovato questo libro uno strumento prezioso per creare personaggi memorabili e credibili. Il libro offre una serie di pagine personalizzabili e approfondite per esplorare i vari aspetti della personalità, della storia, delle vulnerabilità e delle motivazioni dei propri personaggi. Include anche mappe delle relazioni, alberi genealogici, liste di riferimento e pagine per appunti. È organizzato in modo chiaro e pratico, permettendo di consultare facilmente i propri personaggi durante la scrittura. Per la mia esperienza dirò che non si tratta di un noioso manuale teorico, ma uno spazio guidato per creare personaggi eccezionali. Mi sento quindi di consigliare questo libro a tutti gli scrittori che vogliono migliorare le proprie abilità nella creazione dei personaggi e rendere le proprie storie più coinvolgenti e originali.
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Kerry Yarde
5.0 out of 5 stars Got me out of a hole!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 31, 2023
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This workbook has so many different plotting sheets within it so you can select the ones that work best for you. I was in a bit of a hole, worried my novel wasn't set out well enough... this book helped me get out of that and i am back on a roll again!
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Aileen
4.0 out of 5 stars Workbook - nicht, was ich erwartet habe
Reviewed in Germany on July 22, 2023
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Ich bin ehrlich: Ich habe mir die Beschreibung (und den Titel) nicht richtig durchgelesen.
Was ich erwartet habe, als ich dieses Buch gekauft habe, war ein ähnlich detailliertes und umfassendes Buch für Charactererstellung wie "Save the cat: writes in Novel" für Plotfragen. Wer, im Gegensatz zu mir, den Titel aber richtig liest, wird schnell verstehen, dass dieses Buch ein Workbook ist. Außer ein paar kurze Erklärungen am Anfang zum MBTI, Lovelanguages und Vulnerability-shields (letzteres war für mich neu und sehr hilfreich!) Besteht dieses Buch ausschließlich aus Worksheets.
Das heißt: zu Hauptfiguren, Nebenfiguren und Statisten findet man Worksheets, die man ausfüllen kann. Dabei orientiert sich das Worksheet an den drei oben genannten Gebieten (und es finden sich noch weitere Worksheets über Gruppen, Stammbäume und grobe Listen für Figuren).

Trotz dass ich mit etwas anderem gerechnet hatte, war ich positiv überrascht von dem Buch. Die Worksheets sind sehr ausführlich und können für viele tatsächlich eine sehr große Hilfe beim Figuren-Design sein.
Einziger Kritikpunkt: Mir ist für die Anzahl an Worksheets, die bekanntlich beim Ausfüllen auch zur Neige geht, das Buch einfach zu teuer. Sinnvoller wäre für mich gewesen, eine PDF mit den Worksheets einzeln zu kaufen, so dass sie jedes Mal neu verwendet werden können. Oder aber, für die, die das Buch behalten wollen, kann man sich auch einfach Kopien davon erstellen. Aber selbst dann, wären die fünf gleichen Worksheets zum Protagonisten-Design einfach zu viel in diesem Buch.

Ich habe mich entschieden, es zurückzuschicken. Dennoch, aufgrund der Detailreiche und Ausführlichkeit, gebe ich vier Sterne.
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Aileen
4.0 out of 5 stars Workbook - nicht, was ich erwartet habe
Reviewed in Germany on July 22, 2023
Ich bin ehrlich: Ich habe mir die Beschreibung (und den Titel) nicht richtig durchgelesen.
Was ich erwartet habe, als ich dieses Buch gekauft habe, war ein ähnlich detailliertes und umfassendes Buch für Charactererstellung wie "Save the cat: writes in Novel" für Plotfragen. Wer, im Gegensatz zu mir, den Titel aber richtig liest, wird schnell verstehen, dass dieses Buch ein Workbook ist. Außer ein paar kurze Erklärungen am Anfang zum MBTI, Lovelanguages und Vulnerability-shields (letzteres war für mich neu und sehr hilfreich!) Besteht dieses Buch ausschließlich aus Worksheets.
Das heißt: zu Hauptfiguren, Nebenfiguren und Statisten findet man Worksheets, die man ausfüllen kann. Dabei orientiert sich das Worksheet an den drei oben genannten Gebieten (und es finden sich noch weitere Worksheets über Gruppen, Stammbäume und grobe Listen für Figuren).

Trotz dass ich mit etwas anderem gerechnet hatte, war ich positiv überrascht von dem Buch. Die Worksheets sind sehr ausführlich und können für viele tatsächlich eine sehr große Hilfe beim Figuren-Design sein.
Einziger Kritikpunkt: Mir ist für die Anzahl an Worksheets, die bekanntlich beim Ausfüllen auch zur Neige geht, das Buch einfach zu teuer. Sinnvoller wäre für mich gewesen, eine PDF mit den Worksheets einzeln zu kaufen, so dass sie jedes Mal neu verwendet werden können. Oder aber, für die, die das Buch behalten wollen, kann man sich auch einfach Kopien davon erstellen. Aber selbst dann, wären die fünf gleichen Worksheets zum Protagonisten-Design einfach zu viel in diesem Buch.

Ich habe mich entschieden, es zurückzuschicken. Dennoch, aufgrund der Detailreiche und Ausführlichkeit, gebe ich vier Sterne.
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Antonius
1.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Blank Forms!
Reviewed in Germany on May 15, 2024
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I was really thrilled to get the book until, I opened the package, I knew there would be some Templates, but nearly the whole book!
It would not be too bad if there was a lot more info on building characters but no just a few pages mainly referencing some books on character types such as introvert extrovert.
If there would have been pages to pull out and use or copy but not, they are not removable and so the bulk of the book are forms to fill out.
Really disappointed
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James Ian McIntyre-Ure
1.0 out of 5 stars Was expecting more for the price
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 19, 2024
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Very general templates provided. Certainly not worth the price
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