tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post3374144462711962642..comments2024-03-18T04:40:38.214-05:00Comments on Murderous Musings: Thin slicing our charactersChester Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-84310372745409821132015-11-27T10:56:43.486-06:002015-11-27T10:56:43.486-06:00Thanks, Jackie. I'm the same with regard to de...Thanks, Jackie. I'm the same with regard to describing my characters' appearance. A quote I like to repeat is from Stendhal who said something like 'I don't know the colour of my hero's eyes because I'm looking through them, not at them.'Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07675643113010061969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-22381834375547027132015-11-23T10:01:39.199-06:002015-11-23T10:01:39.199-06:00This is a profound post. While reading a book, I a...This is a profound post. While reading a book, I always see the character in my mind. Let's say I'm seeing the hero as having dark hair and blue eyes. If in chapter two I learn that he's blond, then the book loses a lot of reality for me; regardless of how well it is written. This is the reason I don't give much space to physical description. The reader can provide that for her/himself.<br /><br />Loved this article.<br /><br />Jackie Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16276062715832103428noreply@blogger.com