: Re: Struggling to define a character without giving him viewpoint status I am a novice working on a historical novel with four viewpoint characters. Three of them will be involved in subplots connected

It's usually better to plant yourself and describe the character through the eyes of the viewpoint character. It doesn't usually require too much of a change.

Carla looked at John's gaunt face, his haunted eyes. This was what
imprisonment did to a man. It was a face that had felt
agony and seen its effects on others. Prison had changed
John. He was no longer the bright young lad his father had once
admired; the favored son who would conquer the world. Now the world
had conquered him.

I assume that the viewpoint character knows all this. If not, comment on what is visible, and reveal the rest later, in dialogue maybe.

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