Character Hobbies and Skills Brainstorming List
Art and Crafts
Airbrushing Fly tying (for fly fishing) Photography Beading Glass blowing Pottery Blacksmithing Graphic design Quilting Bridge building Jewelry making Scrapbooking Calligraphy Knitting Sculpture Candle making Leather crafting Sewing Cartoons Macramé Soap making Carving Map making Stained glass Crochet Model cars Taxidermy Cross stich Model rockets Tie dying Dollhouses Model ships Weaving Drawing Needlepoint Woodworking Embroidery Origami Engraving Painting
Collecting
Action Figures Collector cards Petals Antiques Comic books Postcards Artwork Diecast Posters Barbies Dolls rocks Books Guns Seashells Buttons insects Sports cards Cars leaves Stamps Clothing Memorabilia Toys Coins Music
Exercise
Aerobics Spinning Yoga Cardio kickbozing Sports (see sports list) Zumba Pilates Weight training
Food
Baking Canning Cake decorating Cooking
Games
Air hockey Chess Lawn darts Backgamon Crossword puzzles Online gaming Billiards Darts Paintball Board games Dominoes Poker Bridge Dungeons and dragons Video games Cards Jigsaw puzzles
From Go Teen Writers: How to Turn Your First Draft Into a Published Book by Stephanie Morrill & Jill Williamson www.goteenwriters.com Hobbies
Arcade games Foreign languages Reading Astrology Gambling Reenactment: Medieval/Civil War Being a fan of… Garage saleing Remote control toys Body art Genealogy Robotics Book reviewing Geocaching Shopping Computers Ham radios Traveling Construction Journaling Trekkie (Star Trek fan) Domino set-ups Juggling Watching movies Educational courses Knotting Watching sports Electronics Legos Watching TV Fantasy football Magician Websites Fast cars Modeling Yoyo Film making Piloting an airplane Fixing cars Pinball machines
Outdoors
Air sports Fishing Motorbikes Archery Flower competitions Mountain climbing Astronomy Frisbee Rafting ATV riding Gardening Rock climbing Beachcombing Geology Rodeo Bicycling Go-kart racing Sailing Bird watching Gold panning Scuba diving Board sports Hangliding Shooting guns Boating Hiking Skateboarding Bonzai trees Horseback riding Sky diving Boomerangs Hot air ballooning Snorkeling Building sandcastles Hunting Sunbathing Butterfly watching Kayaking Surfing Camping Kite boarding Treasure hunting Canoeing Kites Water sports Cave diving Metal detecting White water rafting Dumpster diving Motor sports Windsurfing
Performance
A cappella singing Cosplay Radio Acting Dancing Rock band Baton twirling Karaoke Show choir Beatboxing Marching band Singing Bell choir Orchestra/band Theater sports Choir Playing an instrument Worship team Church choir Podcasting Youth band Comedy Puppetry
From Go Teen Writers: How to Turn Your First Draft Into a Published Book by Stephanie Morrill & Jill Williamson www.goteenwriters.com Pets
Bee keeping Fish Pigs Bird Guinea pig Snake Cat Hamster Spider Cows Horses Turtle Dog Lambs Falconry Lizard
Service
Big brother/sister Reading to kids Candy striper Rescuing animals Children’s church Retirement home volunteer Food collection Rocking sick babies Habitat for humanity Tutoring Lunch buddy Volunteering Reading to elderly Youth group
Social
Bars Dating Chatting Entertaining Clubbing Skype Dancing Texting Dining out
Sports
Badminton Field events Running Baseball Figure skating Snowboarding Basketball Football Soccer BMX tricks Golf Softball Bowling Gymnastics Street racing Car racing Ice hockey Swimming Cheerleading Martial arts Tennis Cricket Parkour Volleyball Cross country skiiing Polo Water polo Diving Racing bicycles Wrestling Downhill skiing Racquetball Fencing Rugby
Writing
Blogging Music- songs Fiction- novels Newspaper Fiction- short stories Playwrite Magazines Poetry Music- composition Scriptwriting
From Go Teen Writers: How to Turn Your First Draft Into a Published Book by Stephanie Morrill & Jill Williamson www.goteenwriters.com