Brilliant advice for writers from KM Allan.
There’s a lot of elements that go into writing a book, and each one has their own set of must-haves.
Take character descriptions, for example. Obviously, the easiest way to create a picture in someone’s mind is to list the physical characteristics. Often it’ll be something like; “She was tall, with long black hair and bangs that sat above her blue eyes, clashing with her pale skin.”
Do you create a picture? Sure, but unless you’re from the Nine-Nine putting out an APB for your solve (can you tell I’ve just discovered the TV show Brooklyn Nine-Nine?), describing your characters like a police description doesn’t do you any favors.
Instead, try digging a little deeper. Think of new ways to work in height, weight, eye color, etc, and mix up the accurate facts with vivid details. Ones that touch on the five senses and include some of these character…
View original post 985 more words
Sandy Barker | Author 
K, M., I have found myself doing the “police description” early on in my writing, but now, I do try to bring in an action function like wind blowing hair, crying over something, blushing, and anger or happiness. Karen 🙂
Absolutely. I reblogged this post, but definitely worth checking out KM’s site.
Sandy, I thank you for posting this informative post by K. M. Allen. Greatly appreciated! Thank you! Karen 🙂