Writers often bog down character introductions with too much detail. Instead, focus on three things: appearance, a defining quality, and one memorable detail. An English teacher described as tall, handsome with a million-dollar smile creates a vivid image instantly.
Most people, when describing characters in their story, go overboard. He'll say, there was this teacher who was 6 foot 3 inch long. He was wearing black shirt, blue pant. He used to hail from this. It's not captivating. So here is a technique that you might want to use next time you need to describe a character. I want you to focus on 3 things. Number 1 is their appearance. Number 2 is the quality, and number 3 is one unusual thing about that. So you might say that I had this English teacher who was tall, handsome, and had a million-dollar smile. Now, did you see him in your imagination? This is what the characterization does— build an image in your audience's mind.
