Characters are three-dimensional. They have a life outside of the story. What is that life? How does it reflect their personality, interests and character attributes?
Your writing task is:
Write a scene or passage or a character description using only their hobby. Through their hobby tell us more about the character. The hobby can be completely made up or totally ordinary – but they can still surprise the reader. As a writer, your personal hobbies can be part of the character to write from a lived experience.
Think About:
Does this hobby suit the age-group and setting and timeline?
- Is this hobby a stereotype?
- Can you find new ideas for hobbies that define your character?
- Can you surprise the reader?
- Will this hobby work into the plot?
- Will he use his skills to move the plot or create problems for himself as the story progresses?
- Is this hobby at odds with norms of the world in which the story is set? Or the norms of what is expected of your character by other characters?