Xitra_Blud
Sage
When you describe your characters do you do it really subtly, more blunt, or kind of a mixture of both?
What I mean by this is, say you are describing someone's hair length. Are you more subtle and less descriptive using other ways to imply someone has long hair without directly saying that the person's hair is long? "Rita's hair tickled her back."
Are you more blunt, taking a direct approach on how you let the reader know how long her hair is? "Rita had long, brown hair that reached down to her back."
Are you kind of a mixture of both, remaining a bit subtle but not afraid to be a bit blunt and possibly more descriptive? "Rita's brown hair reached the center of her back."
The you have other ways you like to describe a character's description? Are you very descriptive? Less descriptive?
I don't think either way is the "correct" way. I'm just interested in everyone's way of describing their characters. What's your way of doing it and do you have a particular reason you use that style?
What I mean by this is, say you are describing someone's hair length. Are you more subtle and less descriptive using other ways to imply someone has long hair without directly saying that the person's hair is long? "Rita's hair tickled her back."
Are you more blunt, taking a direct approach on how you let the reader know how long her hair is? "Rita had long, brown hair that reached down to her back."
Are you kind of a mixture of both, remaining a bit subtle but not afraid to be a bit blunt and possibly more descriptive? "Rita's brown hair reached the center of her back."
The you have other ways you like to describe a character's description? Are you very descriptive? Less descriptive?
I don't think either way is the "correct" way. I'm just interested in everyone's way of describing their characters. What's your way of doing it and do you have a particular reason you use that style?
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