im writing a book. how to describe a character..?

Question

her name is Mouse. and she's a theif only i want her to be aged around 9 or 10. but she acts older.. i suppose im in writers block. hehe

Answer 1

Here are some web sites that will help you get your character going. There are some great tips here.

http://www.wikihow.com/Create-Great-Characters
http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Fictional-Character-from-Scratch
http://storymind.com/dramatica/character/8.htm
http://www.writeandpublishyourbook.com/Archived-Articles/Archived/How-to-Create-a-Main-Character/

Answer 2

I just wrote an exercise about this. Perhaps it will get you jump-started. But be very careful. Space your descriptions throughout your story. We don't need all the description up front. Many modern authors do very little describing. My article gets into this and will show you some examples.

How to creatively write descriptions
-- Problems and exercises for writing mature, evocative descriptions

http://www.storyentertainment.com/article.asp?id=2528

There are other tutorials there as well that might help you.

Answer 3

Do you have a good Thesaurus?
Sometimes when I'm writing I make a list of the sort of words that fit my character. So I might start with cunning and the thesaurus might give me wily, sneaky, etc. It's a great way to expand your vocabulary.

Answer 4

what exactly is the question?