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Peter Posted 22 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
I need non-psychological help.
Hi, I need a few pointers here.. How do you introduce characters. And I'm referring to physical appearances.
Example:
Sarah The technician stared at him, she was a woman in her late forties
Ok I have a few ideas... But what about leaving out physical descriptions entirely?. Would reader's find that acceptable?
Example:
Sarah The technician stared at him, she was a woman in her late forties
Ok I have a few ideas... But what about leaving out physical descriptions entirely?. Would reader's find that acceptable?
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I only usually choose to describe a character if i want him or her to have certain features that symbolize their personality. for example if they are a cold person i may give them "hard-blue eyes". I won't describe any features unless they are lending something to the story in this fashion, so in my example i may just describe the hard-blue eyes and perhaps the pointy-white knuckles, and leave everything else up to the imagination of the reader (which i think is far more rewarding and satisfying to read).
- I only usually choose to describe a character if i want him or her to have certain features that symbolize their personality.
- for example if they are a cold person i may give them "hard-blue eyes".
- I won't describe any features unless they are lending something to the story in this fashion, so in my example i may just describe the hard-blue eyes and perhaps the pointy-white knuckles, and leave everything else up to the imagination of the reader (which i think is far more rewarding and satisfying to read).
- Usually I try to intergrate the description into the flow of the story.
- The weird thing about the example you have given is that you have attempted to describe the woman who is staring...
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I only usually choose to describe a character if i want him or her to have certain features that symbolize their personality. for example if they are a cold person i may give them "hard-blue eyes". I won't describe any features unless they are lending something to the story in this fashion, so in my example i may just describe the hard-blue eyes and perhaps the pointy-white knuckles, and leave ev
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Brilliant! Thanks Andrewdust. That's exactly what I need to sort out.
And regarding "Usually I try to integrate the description into the flow of the story"
That's a technique I have been hesitant to use (DejaVu) (ok It's gone now) as I figured it might confuse the reader. I just got the idea that I might say for example...
"Now that they were out of the haze of batt
And regarding "Usually I try to integrate the description into the flow of the story"
That's a technique I have been hesitant to use (DejaVu) (ok It's gone now) as I figured it might confuse the reader. I just got the idea that I might say for example...
"Now that they were out of the haze of batt
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