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One of the most important skills in...
One of the most important skills in any writer’s toolbox is description. It can be very difficult for some people to go beyond eye and hair color when describing a character, but fortunately, this is a skill that can be built up with practice, and that’s where this little daily picture prompt comes in.
Each day in July, for our Character Bootcamp, we’ll be sharing a portrait of a human being (selected from an assortment of free stock portraits found online). We’ve made an effort to choose people of a variety of backgrounds, with diverse skin tones, facial features, expressions, ages, etc.
What we would like you to do with these images is describe the person in them as if they were a character in your story. You can do this any way you please, and focus on whatever you’d like. Reblog the image you’re describing and add your caption so that we can see it, and so that other followers can check the notes and compare their own descriptions with yours. This way, everyone gets a chance to see how different writers handle description, and we can all learn from each other!
And, for the sake of everyone, please remember: these are images of real human beings. They may never see your description, but that’s no reason not to be respectful. We can’t force you to do anything, but we request that you keep your descriptions clean and use only neutral or positive language. You never know who will see them. Thank you for your courtesy!
