Claudia Hunter Johnson's Le Menu
A Character Development Tool
Acclaimed author and screenwriter Claudia Hunter Johnson, has formulated a way to achieve realistic and well-rounded characters. She calls it "Le Menu." Thinking as the character, a series of questions are answered and a fuller vision of the personality is revealed like layers of an onion. It's a sure fire way to create a natural persona.
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Here are the ten questions...
1. What I believe...
2. What I value...
3. What I want...
4. What I love...
5. What I hate...
6. What I fear...
7. What I know about...
8. People who made a difference in my life...
9. Decisions that made a difference in my life...
10. Discoveries that made a difference in my life...
They do not have to be answered in order, but by answering them as the character, a real-life person begins to form.
It's a pretty interesting method.