Im the first installment of this three part series, I asked you to fill out a form describing your character. You’ll notice that very little of it was physical description.
Think about it. How often are you going to describe your character to the reader? Will you mention Mom’s green eyes, or the macaroni noodle necklace that defines her? Will you mention Mr. Cool’s brown hair, or the sunglasses he wears even at night? Except for learning about the character for yourself, how much good will it do you to have physical description seperating your characters?
This part of the workshop is going to work on making your characters unique in a way that will be usable through your entire manuscript. Your assignment today is to come up with a mannerism, a way of speaking, or anything non-physical that easily identifies your character. The big test will be tomorrow. As always, my quirk will be in the comments. ^^
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Sep 21, 2010 @ 18:02:05
I am thinking of “Becca”. She had that cigarette and her trembling hands, a habit she tried to stop. I don’t believe I have assigned peculiarities to the characters in my novel. They have different personalities. John behaves a little like a perfectionist and watches himself carefully while his wife is laid back and speaks her mind; yet she is tender and loving. Are these distinguishing marks enough? I may try to think of some physical manifestations of their personalities that could be written into the text. Thank you for sharing.