Characters - Description

Happy Friday! I am continuing on with my lessons. Today is Lesson 3. Please tell everyone about this blog as it's very educational and even if you don't write, it's fun to read and I don't know anyone who couldn't learn something from someone. So, here it is:

Characters - Description

There are all kinds of characters you can breathe live into:
•You talk to them everyday
•You see them everyday
•Take one thing you notice about one person and combine it with something different from someone else and then embellish
•Vitally important to stories - as a writer, show us what your characters look like

Give me an example of your character description. Make something up or post a character you've already written. Let's see what you have in you!

Here, I'll start. This is a character in a manuscript I'm currently working on:

"Tanisha answered the door, obviously expecting Nick. She was wearing a low-cut, scooped neck, multi-colored top that seemed to drape around her thin shoulders with black satin slacks."

What does this tell you about the character? With just this one description, the reader can see she was probably going out on a date ("obviously expecting Nick" and the description of what she was wearing); she likes to dress well (description of her clothing); she wanted to make an impression on her date ("low-cut, scooped neck..."); and she's a thin woman ("around her thin shoulders...").

Yes, you can create a vivid description of a person in just a few sentences such as I have. That's just a quick example of what character description is about.

Now, it's your turn. Let's see it!

Starr