2016年2月9日 · My MC is blind (along with others of its race) and I find it really hard to describe the people she meets without using visual clues. I know it is still possible to write in 3rd person and show how the people look that way, but I think it would be most immersive to describe everything from her point of view.

2022年6月23日 · Imho the secret here is to show from the POV of the narrating character. "Her eyes sparkled with a mischievous glint" sounds like an opinion to me, rather than a 'tell' from the narrator. I don't think you're that far off, personally.

2019年3月12日 · A person having certain physical characteristics does not mean that person is of certain ethnic or racial background. Curly hair, straight hair, pale skin, dark brown skin - these are all characteristics.

2022年1月14日 · How do you write a character with goes from A to Z and back to A realistically? Let's say the characters is extremely in love, then wants to murder the person she was in love with and then go back to being completely in love. How do you do that realistically without resorting to cheap tricks like amnesia, magic and other similar things?

How can I describe shock in first person? To give you a little of the context. I would appreciate any help. "I heard a sound like a bird flapping its wings in a panic. Maybe it was my heart, for...

2023年4月2日 · What exactly are you stuck on when it comes to writing him as a character? As for his daily routine, that's for you, the author, to invent. He's your character.

I agree with Tommy in that visualization is key in describing anything from a first person point of view. He was also correct with the words: it's all about the adjectives and adverbs you choose to use. Some other good ones to describe pain are surging, tearing, wracking, burning, smoldering, piercing, unbearable, searing, etc.

2020年6月17日 · I realise this may not be the best place for this question, but I'm not sure where else to ask. I'd like to describe specific clothing from various societies existing when feudalism was still aroun...

2020年2月13日 · My problem is that I am straight up missing a sense. Think of a writer who was born blind, and has created stories by dictating them to software or a person. But they're writing characters who aren't blind. How would that person write vision, so …

2022年7月26日 · Romance often pulls the so-called "rose-tinted glasses" over our eyes. We tend to exarcebate the qualities and ignore the flaws of the loved person. Even when someone suffers abuse, they often bounce back and give the loved one "a second chance" which they don't deserve. These are the cards an author can play to make the MC fall into the trap.