New12
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MC's
What do your main characters look like? I love reading about main characters in stories, and i love becoming them.
My MC is a 13 year old with black hair to her shoulders. she has honey colored eyes with glod flecks near the center, thin lips, an arched nose, and is slim.
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Firlefanz
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Re: MC's
My MC looks as the target audience wants him or her. If I'm writing for YA, he's a kid with some features that everyone can envision more precisely in their own mind. (Hmm. Might be a good idea to check out boy groups and their looks... :P )
Having said that, I don't mind going for types that are unconventional, but there is nothing I would insist on. Often enough, I hardly know what they look like, except from hair color or eye color.
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David Meadows
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I rarely give much description to a MC. The most detail I usually give is something like "young, blonde, slim". I spend a lot more time describing the secondary characters and adversaries.
I pretend that this is so that the readers can more easily put themselves in the MC's position, but actually I think I'm probably just lazy!
I have noticed that I describe female characters in more detail than male characters. I'm trying to change that...
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7/21/2006, 10:40 am
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JessieLong
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Re: MC's
I have a personality for the MC earlier than looks. It was a surprise to me recently when I wanted to do a quick casting for my heroes that I have no idea how the major players are supposed to look like.
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Firlefanz
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Yes, I remember that I was stumped when I was asked which stars look like my heroes. It's a good exercise.
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JessieLong
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I still think Sandra Hess would be a good Netta...
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naca
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My MC changes from story to story. I don't usually tell you right out how they look. I hope readers can get what they want from dialogue of other people ect...
Other characters I describe in more detail, but usually just one or two features that are odd.
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hadaad
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I don't usually spend a lot of time on description, unless the character whose POV I'm writing is moved by the way something looks.
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thepinksuicidallemming
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Re: MC's
quote:
David Meadows wrote:
I rarely give much description to a MC. The most detail I usually give is something like "young, blonde, slim". I spend a lot more time describing the secondary characters and adversaries.
I pretend that this is so that the readers can more easily put themselves in the MC's position, but actually I think I'm probably just lazy!
You're not the only one who does this! However my current MC is "young, with dirty blonde hair, and slim" 
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BardNoir
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Re: MC's
My main characters look like whatever the situation calls for. I typically have a very clear visual picture in my mind before I describe them and I’m pretty specific most of the time. The only time I skimp on descriptions is if I do not want to spend that long working on the story. But because of my personal style, by default my mains have a gothic edge to them – in one fashion or another.
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