Hey, y'all! With Camp NaNo just around the character, I have slammed into one of my most significant issues with writing introductory chapters.
I have no idea how to describe my characters.
I know how my characters look. I know their hair and skin colour, the way they stand, and where their scars are. But, I'm not sure how to translate that information well. How quickly should their appearance be introduced? How do I describe the main character when it's First Person P.o.V, and I'd rather die than have them stare wistfully in a mirror? I'm trying to avoid purple prose and stick to the basics: skin tone (because there are a lot of people of colour and inhuman characters), hair colour and style, eye colour, and defining features (such as scars, freckles, beauty marks, etc.). Is that too much? Am I overthinking this? Any help would be appreciated.
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