Character2026-09-22

Character profile built on one contradiction

When to use it

Tired of filling twenty-field character sheets. Build the person on one contradiction.

Fill in the variables

Role{{role}}Seed{{seed}}

Assembled prompt

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Create a profile for this character.
Role: [Role]
One-line seed: [Seed]
Format (one line each):
- Contradiction: the visible trait and the true trait that conflicts with it
- The event that created it (one past moment, under 15 words)
- Want / need (must differ)
- The lie: one sentence they tell themselves
- One verbal tic and one word they never use
- One habit of the hands
- Secret: what this story will expose
- Change: which side of the contradiction they choose at the end
Rules: no appearance, blood type or MBTI. Every line must derive from the contradiction.

The instruction exceeds 500 characters; the free run applies only the beginning. Copying applies the whole prompt.

Free runs use the fast model and return a short preview (about 300 words). Only the first ~1,000 words of manuscript are read.

How to use this prompt

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Fill in the variables
Enter your manuscript, characters or situation in the fields below. The example values are hints.
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Check the assembled prompt
The prompt is assembled below with placeholders filled. Edit any rule to fit your work.
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Copy it or run it
Copy it into the tool you already use, or run it in SparkLore for a short preview.
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Revise the result into your manuscript
The output is a draft. Follow the tips and rewrite half of it by hand.

How to get the most from it

'The word they never use' is the most useful line when writing dialogue. Keep just that line beside you.
For minor characters fill in half the fields. If a supporting cast member's contradiction outshines the lead, the novel leaks.

Example output

- Contradiction: impeccably polite / secretly testing everyone
- Event: at twelve, watched his father punish a servant's mistake 'politely'
- Want: to win under a name unconnected to the house / Need: to own the family name on his own terms
…

Use it in the studio with your story bible

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