: Re: Ways of describing new characters? What are some good ways to describe the looks of a new character presented in a story? I generally mention eye and hair color, physical build and maybe if

Clothes
Smell (cologne/perfume, the scents that may be in clothing or hair)
Body language (swagger, creep, stroll, cringing, stride)
Attitude (businesslike, flirtatious, bored, scared, tired)
Voice (tone, volume, accent, husky/smooth, high/low, speech
impediment)
Age
Race
Species if it's a SF/F story

If you want practice, turn on the TV at random and pick someone. Describe that person. Flip the channel and do it again. Do it 10 times. Do it twice a day. Make a point of using a different characteristic to lead with for each description.

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: 1) Use the ellispses and emphasis, and tighten up the spaces. This man, this...monster...has done something despicable. There's no typesetting reason to have spaces on both sides of those

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: Where in the writing process do you work in subtext? In the BBC Sherlock fandom there are many lively discussions about how a lot of the story takes place in subtext: Person C is a "mirror"

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: How do I improve "beige" text? I have a tendency to write text that's on the "beige" side. I think it's the engineer in me that tends to write text that's very straightforward and strictly

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: How much work does a (nonfiction) ghostwriter typically do? I just finished the charming short memoir from actor Cary Elwes, As You Wish, about his experiences while filming The Princess Bride.

: Re: Ways of describing new characters? What are some good ways to describe the looks of a new character presented in a story? I generally mention eye and hair color, physical build and maybe if

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: 1) Use the ellispses and emphasis, and tighten up the spaces. This man, this...monster...has done something despicable. There's no typesetting reason to have spaces on both sides of those

: Where in the writing process do you work in subtext? In the BBC Sherlock fandom there are many lively discussions about how a lot of the story takes place in subtext: Person C is a "mirror"

: How do I improve "beige" text? I have a tendency to write text that's on the "beige" side. I think it's the engineer in me that tends to write text that's very straightforward and strictly

: How much work does a (nonfiction) ghostwriter typically do? I just finished the charming short memoir from actor Cary Elwes, As You Wish, about his experiences while filming The Princess Bride.

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