1. Writer’s
profile checklist
Notes from Art and Artifact by Lynn z.
Bloom
2. Do I know my subject?
• Do I know my subject’s inner and outer self?
• Do I understand the long-term significance of
their life?
3. Is my reaction positive or negative?
• Will I sustain my reader’s interest?
• Are my readers likely to share my opinion?
• How will this effect how I present the
information?
4. What is my emphasis?
• Character or personality?
• The unusual or commonplace?
• Activities, skills or lack of?
• Roles and relationships?
• Growth and maturation?
• Time and place?
• Membership in a group?
5. How selective or comprehensive am I?
• Do I say enough?
• Do I restrict my portrait?
6. What approach do I use to create my profile?
• Descriptive
• Dramatic
• Impressionistic
• Historical or contextual
7. Do I have enough information from primary
sources?
• Primary and secondary?
• Reliable?
• Accurate?
• Up to date?
8. Has the subject been written about before?
• What new information am I bringing to the
table?
9. Do I successfully recreate my subject’s mannerisms?
• Speaking
• Gesturing
• Verbal and nonverbal communication
