Character Bio Templates: How To Write & Examples

Need to write a character bio? Here are 3 simple steps to get started:

1. Gather the information you need to know.

Before you write anything, you need to know who or what you're writing about. The more specific you are, the more personalized you can make your content.

Here's our suggestions for writing a character bio:

Character name: [character's name]
Character description: [description of character's personality, appearance, and backstory]
Character role in story: [role of character in the story]
What you want readers to know about this character: [what you want readers to know about this character]

2. Determine the structure of your output.

The structure of your content is just as important as the content itself. The structure of your content is how you're going to arrange the information in the content to make it easier for the readers to read and understand.

Introduce the character to the reader
Describe the character's personality, appearance, and backstory
Explain how this character fits into the world of your story
Tell readers what you want them to know about this character

3. Write the content or use Copy.ai to help you get started. Once you have your structure down, you can start writing the content.

Example:

[Character's name] is a [character role in story] who lives in [character's world].

[Character's personality]

[Character's appearance]

[Character's backstory]

[What you want readers to know about this character]


Example:

[Character's name] is a [gender] [age] who lives in [location]. He was born in [location] and has lived there ever since.

He has a good relationship with his family and friends. He lives with his parents and two younger siblings. His parents are both [occupation]s and they support him in his endeavors. His siblings are very supportive of him as well.

[Character's name] has a history with [plot device X].


Example:

[Character's name] is a [describe the character's personality] who was born in [describe the character's backstory] and grew up in [describe the character's backstory].

She has always been an [describe the character's personality trait], but she's also known for her [describe the character's other traits].

She's always been interested in [describe the character's backstory].

She believes that [describe the character's backstory].

She's afraid of [describe the character's backstory].

She loves [describe the character's backstory].

She hates [describe the character's backstory].

She can't wait to be [describe the character's backstory].

1. A character bio can help a reader better understand a character and their motivations.

2. A character bio can help an author to keep track of their character's development over time.

3. A character bio can help an author to create a more believable and three-dimensional character.

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