Pay attention to how you describe your characters in your story. Dull, cliche descriptions can lead your readers into not enjoying the character--or even the story. Instead, take a moment to come up with fresh ways to describe your character. Make a list if you have to. Okay, sure, she has "blonde hair and blue eyes", but doesn't that sound a bit boring? It doesn't matter what color of hair or eyes she has. What matters more is how you convey those traits to the reader. If you do it in a boring manner, the same sensation will be evoked upon the reader. If you do it using innovative descriptions, it will make the character all the more lively.
Another thing to remember is that characters aren't just skin, hair, and eyes. It's not just how they look that formulates them. It's their actions, words, thoughts, and persuasion to make certain choices that molds the clay of who they are.
Be sure to keep that in mind.
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