Subject: I am going to disagree to an extent
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Posted on: 2015-04-25 04:52:00 UTC
I do not think you need to exactly start that way, it obviously makes it easier starting with a personality, but in my opinion even a name is a sufficient place to start. Every writer's process is a little bit different, if the writer wants to start with just a physical description and a vague backstory, that is their right to do so. Now it is hard to give an opinion on a character if that is all you have.