Recently I just wrote a characters physical appearance and started jotting down points about the character, I’ve done a few of these before but never have I started off with the appearance.
The initial note I wrote: A Greyhound-like character with a sleek and slender build, long, narrow face, pointed ears, deep chest, wearing a short, smooth coat, graceful gait, athletic movements.
I normally write with a theme in mind not a character, so the characters I write often feel forced into the story.
I’d love to hear what you feel makes a character apt for a story and what order you tend to build a story in.
My characters always come first – well, that and the world they inhabit, as I work mainly in fantasy. Character and world are so intertwined for me, after all, we’re all a result of our contexts and background.
World building is so much fun! I’d love to read some of your work.