• Character Prompt: Michael & Tamara

    Character: Michael McClamb 

    Image: Brown-skin, African-american , age 30 short (6’2″) confident, inquisitive,  short hair, muscular athletic build. He is a father of a 2 year-old son named Oliver Duane McClamb. He lives with his wife. She is his biggest supporter and she sees him as a good father and provider. 

    Tamara sees Michael as strong, dark-skin handsome. She loves his dimples in his cheeks when he smiles and she loves his full lips. She physically likes his built because when he hugs or holds her she feels secure.

    Voice: Michael is focused and deliberate. Considers himself a realest 

    Desire: He wants to accept a promotion  as Vice President of a division at Hammer International a Global Investment Corp. based out of Sydney, Australia. 

    Conflict: He must choose between his older twin brother Terrence (11 minutes & 12 seconds ) and dealing with his (Terrence’s) potentially fatal illness (pancreatic cancer) and moving his family out of the ghetto. He wants to give his wife Tamara and their 2 year-old son Carter all the things he didn’t have. Ex. two-parent home, living in a different country other than the one you were born in, financial stability

    Action: He works full-time currently as Manager of the trading desk working with stocks and bonds at Hammer International a Global Investment Corp. He has a B.A. in  accounting and a Masters in Finance 

     

    Character: Tamara Hamilton

    Image: Brown-skin, African-american, she is 5’5″ nicely shaped breast that are proportionate to her body size.

    Michael is attracted to her long, thick curly hair, her white teeth and her beautiful smile. She has a beauty mark above her top lip on her right side.

    Voice: She has a sweet tone , slight southern accent. Sometimes people feel she comes off as sarcastic 

    Desire: Becoming Michael’s wife and becoming a complete legal family 

    Conflict : Supporting her fiances desire to be their for his ailing brother

    Action: Recently graduated with a B.S. in nursing and is working as an RN at a prestigious hospital  

     

    Character: Terrence McCLamb

    Image: 6’2″ tall, slightly muscular build (his health is ailing) with neat corn rolls 30 years old

    Voice: strong-minded, caring, weak failing health (voice not strong)

    Desire: Wants his twin brother to take the new job offer and live his life 

    Conflict : Doesn’t want his illness to impede his brothers potential success. Knows he has 6 months to live but his twin Michael must accept the new promotion offer with in two months time 

    Action: Diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer recently  

     

    Character: Raheem Amarion Fields 

    Image: 5’9″ tall, slightly muscular build with a dark caesar-cut with waves 29 years old

    Voice: strong-minded, caring, 

    Desire: To be a good friend to his best-friend Terrence 

    Conflict : 

    Action: Helps his best-friend commit suicide (grants his friend his last wish which was to leave this earth so that his twin brother can move on with his life)  

     

  • Characters for my short story

    Character #1  (Female)

    a) image: tall, long black hair, caramel skin color, modest

    b) desire: wants to travel, wants to land a job within her own schedule

    c) actions: works 6 hours from morning to afternoon, helps her husband out in the house, spends time investigating how to get a better job and how to find great flight deals, trying to be a better eater but has setbacks

    d) conflict: doesn’t have time for anything, wants to please her husband with her appearance, morality and intellectual abilities, doesn’t know how to control her eating and when stressed she eats, feels bad because many times her husband sounds smarter than she does and she has a lot of experience in studying and investigating

    e) voice: positive, self disappointment, polite, considerate, debateable

     

     

    Character #2 (male)

    a) image: tall dark handsome and fit

    b) desire: wants to build a school for is wife so she may run the school, surprisingly he is able to create the school and keeps it as a secret until the school is ready, wants to have children, wants a car

    c) actions: has his own company in renovating commercial & residential premises, is faithful to his wife, wants her to be a healthy eater

    d)conflict: doesn’t believe traveling is a priority as wife believes, is very smart although he did not even go to high school nor college

    Voice: assertive, positive, deep voice, not too opened minded, loving, funny, takes things easy, defenite with decisions he declares

  • Craft Element: Character

    Name: Nicola, Crown Prince of (tbd)

    1. Image: Nicola is a tall 24 years old prince. He has short, curly hair and broad shoulders, that give way to a well-built figure, due in part to his years training with the Royal Knights. He has a light dusting of freckles surrounding his nose and light brown eyes that many folks have said contain speckles of gold, hence his nickname “Sunshine.” 
    2. Voice: Nicola is educated and very proper, having been raised in the palace. However, he exhibits a bit of code-switching and lets go of any formality when around close friends, such as Delphine. Nic can be sarcastic in his delivery and is shy yet passionate. He makes a solid effort never to appear too effeminate. 
    3. Desire: Nicola desires to live his life freely and openly as a gay man. He also yearns for his mother’s acceptance and love, as she has become colder throughout the years. Nic also seeks to have a kingdom that is more inclusive, allowing women to do things like continue their education and have farmers be able to be represented in the Court. The ultimate goal is to be a good king to his people, worthy of the throne his mother sits on. 
    4. Conflict: Nicola faces conflict from what society, or the kingdom, believe is the ideal prince– someone who can further the bloodline and ensure the throne stays in the family. His mother also prevents him from achieving his goal as she is not open-minded nor warm to him or things outside of the traditional scope of things. The Royal Council are adversary as they are extremely loyal to his mother and refuse to budge on any sort of topic. 
    5. Action: In order to be a good king, Nicola decides to take a pilgrimage to visit the townsfolk around the kingdom. This is done to understand them better and to see what life is really like outside of the palace walls. While in Court, he begins to be more open about his opinions and feelings on certain matters, such as women continuing their education and farmers having representation in the court. 

    Name: Lady Delphine, Daughter of the Earl of (tbd)

    1. Image: Delphine is an average height 25 years old woman of noble birth. She has straight, mid-length blonde hair and a lean body from years as an equestrian, 
    2. Voice: Delphine is mildly-educated in comparison to Nic but is also very proper, having been raised in the palace. However, he exhibits a bit of code-switching and lets go of any formality when around close friends, such as Nicola. However, she is very witty and blunt yet can be coy when it benefits her. She has a huge heart that can often lead her to place herself in harm’s way.
    3. Desire: Delphine wants to get a higher education, due in part to wanting to serve a higher purpose than simply being a Lady in the court. She dreams of seeing the world and studying the stars, brought on by the teachings of the famed astronomer, Leo Hawkings. She also wants her best friend to feel safe and at ease in life, noticing the strain it is having on him. 
    4. Conflict: Delphine faces conflict due to society’s expectations of a woman, as universities are not seen as a place for women. Books and teachings are locked away and only accessible to the man of the Court. Also, her dad’s misogynistic attitude prevents her from being open with her family about her true desires. 
    5. Action: Delphine moves away to Spain for a year to “find herself” but really continues her studies in disguise as a man. She also never uses pronouns when talking of Nic’s paramours, as at first she suspected but was not sure of her best friend’s sexuality. 
  • Character Elements

    Georgia

    A) Image:

    • She’s an African American girl, caramel complexion in her 20s
    • Georgia is an introvert who enjoys going to work, school, then coming home 
    • She is extremely book smart & loves to help others 

    B) Voice: 

    • She is very soft-spoken and doesn’t participate in conversations unless she’s forceably invited to 
    • Her dialect supports her intelligence 
    • She has a caribbean accent which she tries to hide sometimes when semi code switches

    C) Desire: Georgia and her mom are always clashing. She feels unwanted/ unloved in her home. She wants to move out of her mom’s house.

    D) Conflict: Whenever she tries to save money, something comes up. Health issues, school, and her relationship get in the way. Georgia feels like she has an ultimatum of working towards her goal or being a “good gf” 

    E) Action: Georgia goes ghost on everyone to avoid being guilt tripped into helping them when nobody helps her. Georgia explains herself to the ones closest to her. 

     

    Peter

    A) Image: 

    • Peter is an African American Male, dark-skinned in his early 30s
    • Peter is an extrovert who enjoys showing off/seeming cool to those around him 
    • Peter is street smart but lacks common sense at times 

    B) Voice: 

    • Uses “hood” slang as dialect 
    • Peter is very outspoken and always tries to have the last say 
    • Americanized accent and doesn’t speak “proper” english 

    C) Desire: Peter cares about nothing more than protecting his reputation in the hood. He wants his relationship with Georgia to work. He is currently trying to find a place to live. 

    D) Conflict: He doesn’t have a real job. His “side hustle” isn’t moving as smooth as he needs it to. Georgia is drifting away from him. 

    E) Action: Peter begs Georgia to help him. He fights for her love when he realizes she’s becoming distant. He eventually works on getting a real job. 

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