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Q&A Main male character description

I've been asked to write a story as an assignment. It should have as the main male character an unusually smart, clever, insightful and thoughtful guy who is somewhat reserved and mysterious. The p...

4 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by user9933‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T03:35:40Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/12238
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar user9933‭ · 2019-12-08T03:35:40Z (almost 5 years ago)
I've been asked to write a story as an assignment. It should have as the main male character an unusually smart, clever, insightful and thoughtful guy who is somewhat reserved and mysterious. The point is that I cannot figure out how to draw a good, lively and convincing description without being stereotypical or boring. I guess that this kind of character is quite common: can you suggest me some examples of good descriptions that can be found online so that I get an idea about how to proceed? Thank you.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2014-06-20T16:59:45Z (over 10 years ago)
Original score: 5