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Bonus points if the author first mentions a specific trait, physical build, or whatever else halfway through the novel and totally fucks up my mental image.

I don't expect a biology model description for each character, but write me something brief and evocative of how they should look, you fucking dork author. I don't even know how tall she should be, her hair colour, anything. Why are you like this, author?

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[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I vaguely remember avoiding detailed descriptions of my characters writing fanfic because I didn't want people to think I was horny for my characters. So I went pretty far in the other direction.

[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Oooh-la-la, a potbelly, so sexy ~

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

idk man, I was a kid trying to avoid any accusation of sexuality in fan fiction.

[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 4 months ago

And I was just commenting an absurd example of a character description, that might make people hot and bothered for their characters, to bring some levity

[–] ashinadash@hexbear.net 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

>writing fanfic

>not horny

In seriousness though, would describing your characters inherently imply awooga on your part??

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 3 points 4 months ago

People could claim that and I was very cagey. Still am, but in different ways