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Q&A How to make clear what a part-humanoid character looks like when they're quite common in their world?

Because these features are so common in their world it would mean that eventually the characters' actions or thoughts would touch on these features a little at a time. So give your readers the deta...

posted 6y ago by Cherriey‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T10:55:04Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Cherriey‭ · 2019-12-08T10:55:04Z (almost 5 years ago)
Because these features are so common in their world it would mean that eventually the characters' actions or thoughts would touch on these features a little at a time. So give your readers the details of the features a little at a time as it becomes relevant. (i.e. Jan loped through the crowd so recklessly that she had to use her tail to keep her balance more than once. Her wings she kept tucked close to her body -they would see her if she took to the sky.)

There are various ways to sneak the features in, but make sure they are only added when it makes sense for the character to acknowledge that feature. We humans notice different features on each other or ourselves when we are comparing things, or something stands out to us.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-02-18T18:05:10Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 8