Comments on: Adding Character Depth Through Perception http://www.cuckleburr.com/adding-character-depth-through-perception Created by writers, for writers. Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:19:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Aries http://www.cuckleburr.com/adding-character-depth-through-perception/comment-page-1#comment-240 Aries Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:15:46 +0000 http://www.cuckleburr.com/?p=996#comment-240 I do that fairly often when I'm doing any kind of writing. One character in a short story I was writing, her far-from-modest clothing was described as "If it gets cut any lower, the cops will kick the door down.", that phrase tells you that her clothes were borderline indecent exposure, and leaves the rest to the imagination of the reader. I often roleplay, and one character of mine was described entirely through dialog between two individuals. When you give the reader some leeway in what your characters are meant to look like, it lets them give their own interpretations of the character. I find my descriptions go into the purple-prose sector, and my use and abuse of grammar rules is what makes me stand out. Once I deal with long-winded descriptions, I'll be a good writer. I do that fairly often when I’m doing any kind of writing. One character in a short story I was writing, her far-from-modest clothing was described as “If it gets cut any lower, the cops will kick the door down.”, that phrase tells you that her clothes were borderline indecent exposure, and leaves the rest to the imagination of the reader.

I often roleplay, and one character of mine was described entirely through dialog between two individuals. When you give the reader some leeway in what your characters are meant to look like, it lets them give their own interpretations of the character. I find my descriptions go into the purple-prose sector, and my use and abuse of grammar rules is what makes me stand out. Once I deal with long-winded descriptions, I’ll be a good writer.

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