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When describing the physical features of my more important characters, I often don't add much. I of course describe important features, especially if they will be relevant in the story. For example...
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System
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2019-12-08T11:33:07Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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AGirlHasNoName
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2019-12-08T11:33:07Z (almost 5 years ago)
When describing the physical features of my more important characters, I often don't add much. I of course describe important features, especially if they will be relevant in the story. For example Harry Potter's scar. Part of my problem is my mental model of my characters is their personality and not their physical features. As my readers, **what is the bare minimum you need to know about the main character(s) physical appearance?** Can I get by casually mentioning their height and gender and, if needed, their symbolic plot driving scar? Do you need more? If so what? If length is important, I am mostly interested in answers that focus on long short stories or novella length works. I would be curious to hear about other lengths as well if you have insight on that as well.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2019-03-28T03:04:52Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 13