Try a dialogue exchange. Have another character do the describing for you. In my first Mike Romeo thriller,Romeo’s Rules, I wanted readers to know this is a guy who is strong and in shape. On page one Mike is jogging when he stops to admire the flowers being tended by a woman who ...
If you’re writing a 3,000-word short story, it may be unnecessary to describe anyone. With that much brevity, readers probably won’t expect any descriptive details, even about the main character. However, you can still describe characters in very short stories if you want to. On the ot...
How to describe a character Before you begin writing a novel (or any other “story”) you will have to define and describe each of your main characters, as well as many supporting characters. The strength of your story rests on the strength of your characters almost as much as on the p...
Beginning writers will often use adjectives for specific emotions to describe faces: ‘Her eyes were angry' or ‘his mouth was mean'. Avoid simply listing facial features. Because adjectives that use abstract words for specific emotions don't show the reader the character's face, they tell rath...
5. Introduce the main character as soon as possible. First-time screenwriters and novel writers often make the mistake of delaying their protagonist’s introduction in an attempt to build suspense, describe the setting, or focus on worldbuilding. While these things may be important, the real rea...
Think about how the details of their appearance contribute to their personality and how they relate to the overall story. Make It Relevant The way you describe a character's appearance should be relevant to the story you're telling. For example, if a character is a famo...
While most of the rules of character development and character description hold equally for children and adults, there are some differences. You will have to learn how to describe child characters. No problem – we have now developed the (equally free) Character Description Crib Sheet for Children...
Typically, this kind of writing requires students to describe the character in the story's context. This can be fulfilled by analyzing the relationship between the character in question and other personas. Although, sometimes, giving your personal opinion and analysis of a specific character is also...
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