A Writing Problem

[Blake Isaac Gordon]

Originally Posted by Tiedefender

So I have had this idea for a story for about a week. For Shrink Fan's give away. It was to be three parts and an epilogue with my own characters. Trouble is I just can not describe people. And a fear that even if I could, it would not translate to picture as I would want them.

Normally I would just wait this out until the urge to write went away. But this time it seems persistent. I would appreciate if anyone could discourage me from writing. Or hope the feeling subsides.

Okay, I find this hard to believe. Your above paragraphs are constructed well, and I only had to read them once to get your meaning.

If you are worried about your character descriptions being lost in translation, don't worry about it. I'll see the hard-working and intelligent blonde with short hair slightly different than all the rest of your readers.

Just don't do a massive description dump as if the character is looking into a mirror. You can slip in descriptives during dialogue:

"I just can't find the time to say hello," she said will fiddling with a strand of blonde hair. "I find Tony, very cute, but unapproachable, nerves I guess."
Miss Smith got up from her chair and smoothed down her skirt from her narrow hips. "Maybe tomorrow."

Or you can just pull then pin and type away.