Days 1 and 2 - Celeborn

Okay. So I have not had time to post, due to school and such. But here it is:

Day 1:

Mr. George B. Macindaw

George Benjamin Macindaw was born in 1776, on the 4^th of July in the city of New York, New York.. He lived his childhood on a small farm in the vicinity of present day Washington DC. They farmed only for survival, not for money and trade. George grew up on a healthy yet meager diet of bread, beef, and cheese. He learned to work hard and save money to buy needs, not wants. Having grown up in a farming home, he didn’t have time for learning. George joined school at age 22, when he moved out to start his own life. He then graduated from Harvard University with a degree in finance and accounting. He started a bank called Macindaw Banking and Loans. He married the mayor’s daughter, Virginia May, in 1791, on Midsummer night. They had 3 children together, George Junior, Harry, and Anne. He made quite a bit of money banking, and began the Macindaw family fortune. The family grew up in a nice house with expensive suits and furniture, as well as top of the line meals. George had an addiction to pipe-smoking, as this was considered proper for a high class banker to do. He then died in his early 60’s, in 1826.

Day 2:

Mr. James T. Thomas

James Tyler Thomas was born on the 19^th of December, 1801. He was born and raised in the early settlement of Jersey City, New Jersey. He grew up on stories of the American Revolution and the great heroes: George Washington, Paul Revere, and other legends. He lived as a town boy, and went to school at an early age, graduating 8^th grade at the age of 12. He went to high school immediately after, earned his diploma, and went to Harvard, graduating with a degree in political science and another in physical science. He met his future wife while attending college. She was graduating with a law degree. They had one child, Charles. James lived a long and healthy life until March 1874.

I'm not going to post the whole character background every day, but this is it so far. I immediately felt the positive effects of this exercise, and knew then that by the end of the month, my circle of knowledge will have expanded greatly. This will make it easier to write stories, and creating good characters has always been a challenge for me.

We need to do this at least twice a year, in November and sometime in the summer. This is awesome, and I can't think of a better group of people to do it with.