Once you grasp this truth, you ll appreciate that ideas really are only worth a dime a dozen, because you ll have more great ideas coming to you than you ever thought possible. I want to kick-start your character journal with 1001 Character Quirks. Or if you already have a character journal, you can add these character traits to it. This is a list of 1001 bona-fide character traits, ready to use in your own stories. Traits like: 8. Denies any fact that does not fit into his theory of how things work. 15. Instantly knows what others feel. 24. Disorganized (but always knows where everything is). 35. Always hides cash in his sock, shorts, bra, etc. 40. Becomes excited at the prospect of watching a movie, skydiving, eating chocolate, playing the stock market, etc. 59. Always breaks things, trips over things, etc. 63. Feels familial affection for or attraction to cats, horses, cows, etc. 75. Distrusts people who talk with an accent, have blue eyes, can t remember his name, etc. 84. Refuses to fight with anyone wearing glasses, smaller than himself, etc. 90. Insists everyone call him by a ...