Hey everyone, check out the new section on the Resources page on this blog right here. I have added some helpful links to character generator sites. These sites that help give you ideas for new characters or to help you develop new ones. Maybe you need help coming up with personalities, traits, backgrounds, etc. Check it out and Happy Simming!
This is my character bio template you can download and edit for your own characters.
Character Bio Template
CHARACTER BIO TEMPLATE
Name:
(Include formal and any nicknames or aliases)
Role in the story:
Age:
Sex/Gender:
Race:
Ethnicity:
Marital Status:
From:
Parents:
Siblings:
What languages do they speak?:
Where do they currently live? Describe their home/city:
Illness(es). Are they mentally or physically ill?
Physical Traits:
(Fat, skinny, tall, short?)
Social Traits:
Introvert or Extrovert?
Personality Traits:
Intelligence:
Personality Flaws, weaknesses, strengths:
Fears: Why do they fear these things?
Dreams: What drives them?
Faith: Are they spiritual? Are they good or evil? Moral or amoral?
Background:
Childhood Traumas:
Education:
K-12, College:
Degree:
Job/Career
Career Goal:
Life Goals:
Marriage/Relationship Goals:
Hobbies:
What type of movies/TV/books do they like?
What foods do they eat?
Political Affiliation:
Personal motto or inherent belief:
Sexual Orientation:
Sexuality:
Are they promiscuous?
Are they sexual?
Monogamous?
Fetishes:
Vices:
Drugs, Stealing, etc.
***ADD YOUR OWN TO THE LIST TO HELP DEVELOP YOUR CHARACTERS***
Here are some useful online apps as well as apps for Android and iOS that may be useful in your writing. You don’t have to be in front of your pc or Mac in order to write! Create on the go!
Online:
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Mobile Apps (Android & iOS)
ListNote Speech-to-Text Notes (I personally use this one)
We all want our pictures to look great for our stories! This is a list of common online apps and links to software that could help in editing your screenshots
Paid, Free Trial, and Free Resources
How to get a Cinematic Look with Lightroom
Create Film Look in Lightroom without Presets
How to Add Film Effects to Any Photo (Video)
Editing TS4 Screenshots (Video)
TS4 Screenshot Editing Tutorial (Video)
How to Take Better Pictures of Your Sims
Tutorial for Editing Darker Toned Sims in GIMP (you can use the techniques with any skintone) This is my old tut and I plan on updating it with better tricks in both GIMP and PS.
***Online Apps***
Online Editor (Pixlr) (Interface is similar to Photoshop CC)
***Downloadable Editing Apps***
Photoscape Free (I’ve used it for four years. It’s very easy. It doesn’t work in layers, but I use it if I need to edit a batch of pics, add cinematic filters, and quick and simple edits)
***2D Editors***
GIMP (Free)
Photoshop CC (Monthly Subscription, pretty cheap) I now use PS CC for most of my pic edits, making cc, and modeling pictures.
List of misc tools that may help you.
Libre Office is a free Office Suite similar to Window Office, Word, etc
2017 Best Free Online Word Processors
15 Free Web Applications for Writers
25 Free Online Writing Courses
29 Free Writing Tools and Resources
Best Free Software for Writers
