Episode 177 - The description double duty technique.

from Essential Guide to Writing a Novel · host James Thayer

Good descriptions of characters should do double duty: they can let the reader know what the character looks like and the description can also suggest something about the character's personality. Here are examples and thoughts on double duty descriptions. Also, how Alice Walker works. Support the showBuy the master class.

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