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Q&A Ways of describing new characters?

What are some good ways to describe the looks of a new character presented in a story? I generally mention eye and hair color, physical build and maybe if they have facial hair or not. But to me it...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Osiris93‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:03:10Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Osiris93‭ · 2019-12-08T06:03:10Z (almost 5 years ago)
What are some good ways to describe the looks of a new character presented in a story? I generally mention eye and hair color, physical build and maybe if they have facial hair or not. But to me it seems a bit boring to use the same style of description each time. What are some other various ways of describing new characters without giving too much detail that the reader may lose track of what is going on in the story?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-02-03T17:42:39Z (over 7 years ago)
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