Tips on Character Description

Got back to the daily frenzy yesterday. Going from vacation straight to house guests is enough to give you whiplash, even (or especially?) when the house guests are family…

But part of the daily frenzy is the weekly blog post, so here I am. A couple of weeks ago, somebody asked about character description – tips and tricks and so on. So that’s today’s topic.

The very first decision a writer makes – usually subconsciously – regarding describing their characters has to do with what, exactly, th...