IN SOME OF MY BOOKS, I HAVE BEEN COMPLIMENTED ON THE WAY I DESCRIBE EYES, FACIAL FEATURES, AND BEHAVIOR IN MY CHAPTERS. A lot of people like the way I describe the physical (and primarily facial) features of my characters and often question how they can get better at describing them. So, I have decided to dedicate an entire chapter to explaining how to describe facial features, my tips, and advice I have gathered through my own personal research over the years! As well as a master list of physical descriptions that have been proven to be helpful for hundreds of authors!
ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐇𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒⸝⸝ ⇗ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀→ ⺌ This list comes from Bryn Donovan. Credit for this portion goes to them. Disclaimer: I have added my own words, advice, and paraphrased sections of the article.
When well-executed, character description can be helpful in the illustrations of a character in a reader's mind. However, sometimes when you're in the midst of writing, it can be hard to think of physical adjectives and distinguishing features for characters. So, this is a compiled list of physical descriptors that'll help when you're trying to think of how to describe a character's appearance.
╰─── 𝟬𝟭. Eyes. Large, small, narrow, sharp, squinty, round, wide-set, close-set, deep-set, sunken, bulging, protruding, wide, hooded, heavy-lidded, bright, sparkling, glittering, glistening, flecked, dull, bleary, watery, cloudy, red-rimmed, beady, birdlike, cat-like, jewel-like, steely, hard, fringed with long lashes, with sweeping eyelashes, and with thick eyelashes.
