Interestingly, I actually had more trouble answering the first three questions then the remaining seven, even though I would have thought of myself as leaning more towards Dramatic Action. Presumably, this has to do with the fact that I am very much in favor of character-driven plots.
The future of warfare in UC.
I think the methodology at work here is faulty. A long, considered answer isn't as easy (and you could give believable, one-word answers to everything before question eight). But it shows where the effort is going.
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Although I somewhat agree with your criticism, I think it's less "rattle off the answer versus take time about the answer" then it is "know the answer versus have to think about the answer".
The future of warfare in UC.
Questions that are easy to answer could indicate disinterest in providing a nuanced answer as easily as they could indicate that you have an answer ready. Indeed, for a skilled writer I'd think that would be more likely than that they'd struggle to answer any question about their characters.
Whether you have to think answering isn't nearly so interesting or telling as whether you want to think before answering, in other words.
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I stumbled into this
test while searching the blogosphere.
Basically, the test is a Character Profile that you fill out to see how easy it's for you to do "plot-driven" plot and "character-driven" plot. The results consists on how easy it is for you to fill out each field:
1. What is this character's goal?
2. What stands in the way of the character achieving his/her goal?
3. What does the character stand to lose if he/she does not achieve his/her goal?
4. What is the character's flaw or greatest fault?
5. What is the character's greatest strength?
6. What does the character hate?
7. What does the character love?
8. What is the character's greatest fear?
9. What is the character's dream?
10. What is the character's secret?
If you filled out questions 4 through 10 with ease, you prefer writing Character Emotional Development.
If you filled everything out with ease, both plotlines come easy.
For me, I was able to fill out all ten fields with ease. I'll release the form for my protagonist Bryan once I brush it up and add some more context.
Even if you find it easy like me, it's a good character sheet to keep around. Try it.