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Why, what, when, where, who and how
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Underway from careers fair back home
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Wants a new direction in life after difficult
divorce
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Moved over a year ago to a remote area to create
headspace
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Is getting out of the darkness and ready to move
forward again
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What motivates him
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Direction
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A new start
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Nature
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Camping
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His cat without tail
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Pink Floyd
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How does this character react in difficulty
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Usually resolute and energetically, but he got
deflated by his difficult marriage and divorce. It is only now that he starts
picking up the pieces and that we see glimpses of his old self again
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How does this character appear to those who know
him well
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Solid, a bit rough, a loner
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Trustworthy
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A good man
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Difficult to get to know well
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What life complications exist for your character
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A manipulative ex-wife
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A mum with dementia
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Heart problems. He has had surgery in the past
and got 2 stents in an artery
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Foibles, flaws or mannerisms
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Withdraws when things get tough
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Drinks one glass of whisky at night before going
to bed to wind down
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Loves and hates
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Loves cuddling his cat
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Loves sitting on the veranda late at night with
his whisky
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Hates visiting his mum and seeing her
deteriorate
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Hates being insecure since discovering he had a
heart condition
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When and where did/do they live
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Lives in Denmark. Has lived there all his life
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Who is in their family (family background)
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He has a brother in Sweden
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A mum in a home
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An ex-wife
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Friends from Uni, spread out over the country.
They see each other once a year for a catch-up weekend at one of his friends’
bach in the forest
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Formative life experiences
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Went to Uni
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Had a job as manager of a dairy coop. Quit his
job to think about ‘what next’.
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Collapsed after an ice skating tour. That was
when his heart condition was discovered
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Appearance
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Weathered
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Trim
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Clothes are worn. Not interested in fashion
Clean
