Character description

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As authors, we always have a mental image of how our characters look and move. It can seem only natural to start with appearances when introducing them to our readers. The problem is, what do you really notice about the people you meet? What stands out to you, even months or years after you’ve met them?

Printable character sheets to help you learn the most about your characters and give you an easy reference to look back on!

100 ways to describe your character's eyes.

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Today I’m sharing some amazing tools as part of Verbaleyze’s My Writing Toolkit event, in hopes you might find some new weapons in the battle for strong, compelling description. For those not familiar with VerbalEyze, they are a 501(c)3 nonprofit that serves to foster, promote, and support the development and professional growth of emerging young […]

As most readers will tell you, there is something quite disturbing about a character who loves dogs one moment and is terrified of them the next, or who has pants on at the beginning of a line of d…