No more
character
sheets.
A free PDF from Sophia Chang
two actor’s exercises for —
Writing characters from the inside out.
How do actors make their characters so real? NOT by filling out character sheets. Now you can borrow two of my favorite on-set techniques. Four pages. Discover your character, finish your book.
What's inside
01
The full 15-minute Discovery Journaling walkthrough
02
A 5-step Body Work exercise stolen from rehearsal halls
03
Eight first-person prompts you can run today
04
An invite to my newsletter — Books. Biceps. No B.S.
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Exercise Two
Character Body Work
Character Body Work
Find your character
in your body.
in your body.
Posture is character. The body holds answers your brain hasn't found yet.
1
Get into your body
2
Find their posture
3
Speak as them
4
Explore their space
5
Write it down
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Exercise One
Discovery Journaling
Discovery Journaling
Get on the page as your character.
Before you write the scene, be the character. Set a timer, drop into first person, and let your character's voice come through your hand.
Setup
Guidelines
Sample Prompts
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