Great characters, like people, are made up of many complex components that form a believable whole. From appearance to personality traits to speech patterns, the best character descriptions focus onspecificdetails that both set them apart and make them feel like they could be your neighbor. In t...
7. Describe personality via dialogue and voice In deciding how to describe characters in your story, dialogue andvoice in narrationare two powerful tools to create a persona. People'sspeech describes so muchabout who they are: Tone: Is a person often angry, huffy, disappointed (like Macon in...
39 top character description techniques with over 500 examples. With this book you’ll learn how authors: describe characters’ appearance and personality. construct their character descriptions. enrich and elevate the descriptions. Your writing companion for years to come. Are your character descriptions...
Many authors don’t describe much about their characters. Maybe we get a few key characteristics, especially if those are relevant to how the characters behave and interact with others (e.g. they’re unusually tall / short / skinny / fat / hairy / bald …) but we don’t have long des...
For example, a person might describe his father using terms like “looming,”“powerful,” and “spoke with a deep voice.”In addition to providing a physical description, these words evoke some of that fear or intimidation a child may have for his parent. ...
How to create imaginative and interesting characters(人物) in your writing? The secret is to describe and develop them so that your characters can take centre stage. 1. B Here are four top tips that will make your characters come alive and keep your readers'attention.2. C Your characters'...
创设鲜活人物How to create imaginative and interesting characters in your writing? The secret is to describe and develop them so that your characters can take centre stage. 1. B Here are four top tips that will make your characters come alive and keep your readers' attention.2. C Your charac...
How to describe people: Personality Now that we’ve finished with someone’s appearance, it is time to talk about the inner qualities of the person. As we already said, you can use adjectives to either describe one’s character, or to guess the feelings of someone according to their looks...
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 reason that readers hook into a book, movie, or another...
How to Describe Faces: Pro Tips + Examples When it comes to storytelling, a character’s face is more than just a collection of physical features — it can show their emotions, personality, and even their history. Consider Hercule Poirot, whose perfectly groomed mustache reflects his obsessive ...