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Steven Lake · 11-10-2009, 02:17 PM

I tend to follow the rule of minimalism. IE, I only describe the look of the character as far as I feel is necessary to the story, and no more. In many cases they either get no description at all, or a very minimal, one liner. They only get more if the clothing, or their appearance is important to who the character is.

11-10-2009, 02:17 PM	#16
Steven Lake Sci-Fi Author Posts: 1,158 Karma: 14743509 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Michigan Device: PC (Calibre)	I tend to follow the rule of minimalism. IE, I only describe the look of the character as far as I feel is necessary to the story, and no more. In many cases they either get no description at all, or a very minimal, one liner. They only get more if the clothing, or their appearance is important to who the character is.