Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Writers Wednesday 4/19/06

Today I am posting an excerpt from a profile I did for my current project. As you know, I'm writing a novel. This is Becky's profile, the main character of the book. I am only posting an excerpt since the rest of it is talking about how she relates to the other characters in the book. This is to show how I make up a character. Enjoy!

Profile of Becky

Name: Rebecca Janell Casey, “Becky”, “Becca” Alias "Ashley Beth"
Birthday: Jan 23, 1976
Age: 30
Profession: Supervisor at Today’s Bank in Milwaukee, WI

· Appearance: Long auburn red hair, reaching down to chest level. Petite, small frame. 5’3”. Brown eyes, thin, pretty face. Carries herself with confidence.

· Clothing: likes to wear business suits to work, skirts, blazers, very professional. At home likes to lounge in sweatpants, t shirts, sweatshirts. Likes to dress trendy and find new fads/trends. Always styles her hair.

· Engagement ring from Anthony: white gold band with a solitaire round half caret diamond.

· Likes to wear jewelry, mainly necklaces. Has a favorite necklace she received from her father when she was little of a small garnet on a gold chain. She keeps it in a special red velvet bag in her jewelry box. It’s the only thing she has from her father.

· GED Tutored at UCLA

· Degree: BS in Business Administration, minor in Communications from Marquette University. Graduated in the top 5% of class.

- used to be a teen pop princess, went by the name Ashley Beth. Had 3 hit albums and won a Grammy award.

Personality

· Outgoing. She loves to go out and have a good time, likes to go places and try different things. Gets bored quickly with repetition.
· Spontaneous. Enjoys spur of the moment activities, loves the thrill of not knowing what’s going to happen. Impulsive.
· Open-minded. Is open to many different things; doesn’t mind people that are different from her, takes an interest in others opinions.
· Self reliant. Has a lot of confidence in herself and what she does.
· Independent. She’s had to grow up fast during her youth. Though her younger years she was very dependant on others, she learned to become independent and now never relies on anyone for things she can do herself.
· Assertive. Will stand up for what she believes in
· Socialable and attention seeking. Loves to be the center of attention most of the time, unless she feels threatened. Prefers to be with others in a group than be by herself.
· Carries grudges. Doesn’t forgive easily.
· Loves hard rock music, going to concerts, parties, likes to drink occasionally. Loves to dance. Prefers to go out to a good dance club and eat a basket of chicken fingers than going to an art museum or seeing a ballet.
· Prefers to have a night out on the town if given a choice.
· Likes a good football game once in a while. Still cheers on the Green Bay Packers now and then.
· Doesn’t feel it necessary to get married. She has seen the damage in her parents’ marriage and is turned off by marriage. Afraid she may get hurt.
· Doesn’t see children in her future anytime soon. Would prefer to wait a while before having children. Doesn’t see herself as a family type of person.

Family

Felicia Casey- mother. 52.
Henry Casey- father 55
Hunter Casey- brother 33
Mother and father divorced when Becky was 5 yrs old. Henry was an alcoholic and had an affair. After years of fighting, he finally left the marriage. Becky hasn’t seen her father since he left when she was 5. She has few memories of him, but still has the only gift he gave her, the necklace. She learned the truth of her father when she became a professional singer when it came out in the tabloids. She was upset that Felicia didn’t tell her about it years ago.

Felicia did the best she could as a single mother. She worked 2 jobs. The neighbors watched Hunter and Becky most days while Felicia worked. Becky has few recollections of her mother from childhood…she spent more time at the neighbors than with her mother. When she was 14 she saw an ad for Talent Search, offering $5000 as a prize. Becky convinced her mother to sign her up so she could win the money for her.
Becky has a decent relationship with her mother. Felicia was always more protective of Becky due to being a single parent. She didn’t want Becky to make the same mistake as her…didn’t want Becky to get into music biz, but since there was no stopping her, Felicia made sure she was the manager and oversaw all aspects of Becky’s career and life. Would drive Becky nuts. Hated her back then, but now has a much better relationship with her mother.

Hunter was a troubled kid from the time Henry left the family. Hunter took it hard and started drinking and smoking at age 10. He fell into the wrong crowd and by age 13 he was stealing cars and running from the law. He was arrested at age 16 for drug dealing and accessory to murder. He was tried as an adult and sentenced to 20 yrs in jail. He is up for parole next year. Becky has very little contact with him. She sends him a birthday card and Christmas card each year. She feels he abandoned the family and is no better than their father.

She has always been determined to make something of herself since no one else in her family has. She thought being famous would make up for the lack of family she had. Once she left singing behind, she believed going to school and having a normal career would make her successful and happy.

Felicia didn’t like Michael back when she met him, when Becky did a duet with him and the band. Didn’t want Becky to get caught up in that lifestyle…afraid she would turn out just like her father or brother. Becky fought with her to do this.
Becky didn’t tell her mother she was dating Michael until she turned 18, so Felicia couldn’t say anything about it. Felicia was upset at first, fought with Becky, but didn’t stop her.
When Becky left her singing career to be manager of Black Ice, Felicia moved back to Wisconsin.

Relationships

· Michael Lowrance (31)
He is her first serious relationship. She meets him at Grammy Awards when she is 17. (Feb). She collaborates on a duet with him and band during the summer, and she starts dating him Aug. She turned 18 in Jan and tells her mother, who isn’t thrilled.
Michael and Becky get engaged when she’s 20. Throughout the time Felicia and Michael end up liking each other since he’s not the typical rock star. Becky helped Michael kick his drug habit when she first dated him.

· Jered Smith (21)
Becky’s tutor when she decides to get her GED during the summer she’s 20. Brown hair, muscled frame, 6’0”, 170 lbs. Hazel eyes. Very nice looking. Becky is smitten at first glance. She flirts with him and he flirts back. She loves that he’s paying attention to her. She has sex with him a month into the tutoring, she takes her ring off so he doesn’t know she’s engaged. She leaves Michael for him. The relationship lasts a few more months. Jered is using her for the sex and fame, thinks she’s easy. Once he is bored with her he dumps her.

· Gabe Peterson (23)
Met in college. He was a Marketing major, she met him in one of her classes. He also knew she used to be a singer, but wasn’t using her for it. They dated for about a year. It got serious toward the end. He graduated and received a job offer in New York. He asked her to marry him and move out there with him. She turned him down…she still had another year of school left and refused to give up her life for a man ever again. They never saw each other again. She was upset but moved on quickly.

· Anthony Perozzi (30)
Met at the bank where she works. He came in to switch bank accounts and she opened up his account. It was love at first sight. They dated for a year and then he proposed to her on Christmas in front of his family. She felt obligated to say yes so as not to cause embarrassment. She loves him but is unsure of the whole marriage idea. She’s doing it mainly because she thinks this is what a “normal” life is supposed to be like.

· Sabrina
Becky’s best friend. They met at the bank where Becky works. Sabrina was hired shortly after Becky was. Sabrina is an accounts specialist, working alongside Becky. They became friends quickly. Sabrina is the first female best friend she’s ever had. She tells her everything. Trusts her with anything. They both have similar personalities, like to do the same type of things. Get along really well, compliment each other.

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