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1. Eyes, Skin, Face, Hair, Build: Character Physical Descriptions. ***

2. Other ways to say said 😍👏🏼 **

3. How To Create GOOD Characters👏🏼 *

4. How to write a flashback scene PROPERLY 👅

5. How to write vivid descriptions

6. How to use said without overwhelming your reader

7. writing a fanastay novel? ask yourself this

8. how to make memorable characters 🙌🏽 *

9. Creating a good character backstory **

writing. more always in the works 🙂

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Eyes, Skin, Face, Hair, Build: Character physical descriptions.

Eyes – General

large, small, narrow

sharp, squinty, round

wide-set, close-set, deep-set

sunken, bulging, protruding

wide, hooded, heavy-lidded

bright, sparkling, glittering

flecked, dull, bleary

rheumy, cloudy, red-rimmed

beady, birdlike cat-like

jewel-like, steely, hard

fringed with long lashes, with sweeping eyelashes, with thick eyelashes

Eyes – Color

chestnut, chocolate brown, cocoa brown

coffee brown, mocha, mahogany

sepia, sienna brown, mink brown

copper, amber, cognac

whiskey, brandy, honey

tawny, topaz, hazel, obsidian

onyx, coal, raven, midnight, sky blue, sunny blue

cornflower blue, steel blue, ice blue

Arctic blue, glacial blue, crystal blue

cerulean, electric blue, azure

lake blue, aquamarine, turquoise

denim blue, slate blue / slate gray, storm blue / storm gray

silver / silver gray, chrome, platinum, pewter

smoky gray, ash gray, concrete gray, dove gray

shark gray, fog gray, gunmetal gray, olive

emerald, leaf green, moss green

Eyebrows

arched, straight, plucked, sparse

trim, dark, faint, thin, thick, unruly

bushy, heavy

Skin – Color

amber, bronze, cinnamon

copper, dark brown, deep brown

ebony, honey, golden

pale, pallid, pasty

fair, light, cream / creamy

alabaster, ivory, bisque

milk, porcelain, chalky

sallow, olive, peach

rose / rosy, ruddy, florid

russet, tawny, fawn

Skin – General

lined, wrinkled, seamed

leathery, sagging, drooping

loose, clear, smooth

silken, satiny, dry

flaky, scaly, delicate

thin, translucent, luminescent

baby-soft, flawless, poreless

with large pores, glowing, dewy

dull, velvety, fuzzy

rough, uneven, mottled

dimpled, doughy, firm

freckled, pimply, pockmarked

blemished, pitted, scarred

bruised, veined, scratched

sunburned, weather-beaten, raw

tattooed

Face – Structure

square, round, oblong

oval, elongated, narrow

heart-shaped, catlike, wolfish

high forehead, broad forehea, prominent brow ridge

protruding brow bone, sharp cheekbones, high cheekbones

angular cheekbones, hollow cheeks, square jaw

chiseled, sculpted, craggy

soft, jowly, jutting chin

pointed chin, weak chin, receding chin

double chin, cleft chin, dimple in chin

visible Adam’s apple

Nose

snub, dainty, button

turned-up, long, broad

thin, straight, pointed

crooked, aquiline, Roman

bulbous, flared, hawk, strong

Mouth/Lips

thin, narrow, full

lush, Cupid’s bow, rosebud

dry, cracked, chapped

moist, glossy, straight teeth

gap between teeth, gleaming white teeth, overbite

underbite

Facial Hair 

clean-shaven

smooth-shaven

beard

neckbeard

goatee

moustache

sideburns

mutton-chop sideburns

stubble

a few days’ growth of beard

five o’ clock shadow

Hair – General

I threw a few hairstyles in here, though not many.

long, short, shoulder-length

loose, limp, dull

shiny, glossy, sleek

smooth, luminous, lustrous, spiky

stringy, shaggy, tangled

messy, tousled, windblown

unkempt, bedhead, straggly

neatly combed, parted, slicked down / slicked back

cropped, clipped, buzzed / buzz cut

crewcut, bob, mullet

curly, bushy, frizzy

wavy, straight, lanky

dry, oily, greasy

layers, corkscrews, spirals

ringlets, braids, widow’s peak

bald, shaved, comb-over, afro

thick, luxuriant, voluminous

full, wild, untamed

bouncy, wispy, fine, thinning

Hair – Color

black, blue-black, jet black

raven, ebony, inky black

midnight, sable, salt and pepper

silver / silver gray, charcoal gray, steel gray

white, snow-white, brown

brunette, chocolate brown, coffee brown

ash brown, brown sugar, nut brown

caramel, tawny brown, toffee brown

red, ginger, auburn, Titian-haired

copper, strawberry blonde, butterscotch

honey, wheat, blonde

golden, sandy blond, flaxen

fair-haired, bleached, platinum

Body Type – General

tall, average height, short

petite, tiny, compact

big, large, burly

beefy, bulky, brawny

barrel-chested, heavy / heavy-set, fat

overweight, obese, flabby

chunky, chubby, pudgy

pot-bellied, portly thick

stout, lush, plush

full-figured, ample, rounded

generous, voluptuous, curvy

hourglass, plump, leggy / long-legged

gangling, lanky, coltish

lissome, willowy, lithe

lean, slim, slender

trim, thin, skinny

emaciated, gaunt, bony

spare, solid, stocky

wiry, rangy, sinewy

stringy, ropy

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Other ways to say said 😍👏🏼

Anger:

Shouted, bellowed, yelled, snapped, cautioned, rebuked, accused, cursed, exploded, raged, seethed, snarled, taunted, bickered, fumed, asserted, chastised, quipped Hollered, Howled, Ranted, Reprimanded, scoffed, scolded, Taunted, Swore, Thundered. 

Affection:

Consoled, comforted, reassured, admired, soothed, Affirmed, cooed. 

Fear:

Whispered, stuttered, stammered, gasped, urged, hissed, babbled, blurted, implored, Croaked.

Disgust: 

grimaced, winced, cringed.

Determination:

Declared, insisted, maintained, commanded.

Excitement/Happiness:

Sighed, murmured, gushed, laughed, Shouted, yelled, babbled, gushed, exclaimed, chattered, effused, simpered, chirped, trilled, cooed, Beamed, Cheered, Grinned, Rejoiced.

Sadness:

Cried, mumbled, sobbed, sighed, lamented, wept, glumly, sniffled, wailed, bleated, whimpered, Cried out, Croaked

Conflict/confrontation:

Addressed.

Jabbed, sneered, rebuked, hissed, scolded, demanded, threatened, insinuated, spat, glowered. 

Making up:

Apologised, relented, agreed, reassured, placated, agreed, assented.

Amusement

Teased, joked, laughed, chuckled, chortled, sniggered, tittered, guffawed, giggled, roared Laughed,.

Storytelling:

Related, recounted, continued, emphasized, remembered, recalled, resumed, concluded.

Surprise: 

Marveled, perplexed, bleated. 

Uncertain

cautioned, conceded, doubtfully, guessed, hesitated, vacillated, Asked 

Other words In alphabetic order

Acknowledged, Admitted, Agonized, Announced, Answered, Appealed. 

Beamed, Beckoned, Began, Begged, Bellowed, Beseeched, Blubbered, Bossed, Bragged, Breathed, Broadcasted, Burst

Cajoled, Called, Carped, Cautioned, Censured,  Chimed in, Choked,  Chuckled, Claimed, Commented, Conceded, Concurred, Condemned, Confided, Confirmed,  Criticizd.,

Decided, Defended, Denoted, Dictated, Disclosed, Disposed, Disseminated.

Echoed, Emitted, Entreated, Exclaimed, Explained, Exposed

Faltered.

Gawped, Giggled, Glowered, Groaned, Growled, Grumbled, Grunted, Guessed

Held, Hinted,  

Inclined, Indicated, Informed, Inquired, Insisted, Interjected, Invited  Leered, Lied, Lilted

Maintained, Made known, Made public, Marked, Moaned, Mocked, Mourned,  Mused

Observed, Offered, Ordered

Panted, Passed on, Pleaded, Pointed out, Pondered, Postulated, Praised, Preached, Premised, Presented, Presupposed, Probed, Proclaimed, Prodded, Professed, Proffered, Promised, Promulgated, Proposed, Protested, Provoked, Publicized, Published, Puled, Put forth, Put out

 Queried, Questioned, 

Reckoned that, Rejoined, Released, Remarked, Remonstrated, Repeated, Replied, Reported, Requested, Required, Requisitioned, Retorted, Revealed, Roared

 Sent on, Settled, Shared,  Shuddered, Solicited, Sought, Specified, Speculated, Stated, Stuttered, Stressed, Suggested, Supposed.

Teased, Testified, Thundered, Told, Told off, Touted, Trailed off, Transferred, Transmitted, Trembled,  Trumpeted.

Understood, Undertook, Upbraided, Urged, Uttered

Verified, Vociferated, Voiced, Volunteered, Vouched for

Wailed, Wanted, Warned, Wept, Went on, Wheedled, Whimpered, Whined, Whispered, Wondered

Yawped, Yelled, Yelped, Yowled

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How To Create GOOD Characters👏🏼

1. Give your characters a clear motive that will drive the story. 

We want things. we need things. And we are all motivated by our desires. To fulfill a story and make it worthwhile you need characters that have a clear ambition or at least want to reach some place or level. A character act accordingly to get what they want, even if there are obstacles.

2. Make you character identifiable.

“He was a tall middle-aged man, with a stubble and average build. He liked to wear dress shirts and khakis.”

This is mundane. Yes, the details are there but where’s the imagery. How, if we lined him up in a police line up would we identify him. He has no tattoos, no birthmarks, He is easily forgotten. We don’t like invisible characters.

3. Make characters lovable, repulsive, and everything in between.

First give them likable traits, then give them humanizing traits. So like what’s their fear? What do they need to learn? Are they naive or greedy, selfish or distracted? Challenge the reader. Also, give them things they can’t relate too. Many of us don’t relate to serial killers, sociopaths or psychopaths but they still peak our interest.

4. Show character motives through actions

So a girl is jealous that the guy she likes has a girlfriend. SHOW THAT. Don’t tell.

“Sarah hated that she Liam wasn’t hers. She wanted him to bad and was so jealous.” This is a no.

“Sarah watched from her seat as Liam and Carol ate lunch together. Her jaw clenched and her eyes narrowed. Carol really. She watched as he leaned in for a kiss and hot dark feeling welled up in her chest. That should be her.”

Instead of telling the reader she was jealous, you showed through the actions in your stories.

11: Use contradictions to make your characters complex

You expect to be a grandmother to be sweet and caring right? Well, make her selfish and manipulating. Make her a cold-blooded murderer.

12 & 13: Don’t show all your character and give them interior

There are things about ourselves we don’t tell other people. So what gives away your whole character just because you know them.

Your characters have an inner word another way of thinking that when they are in public. How do people see your character and how do they see themselves.

14. Show diff POV of characters

Contrast the differences. For example, Liam and Carol might think differently of Sarah. To Liam she’s fun loving, and beautiful to Carol she’s a bitch who’s trying to steal her boyfriend. Show the POV character’s feelings and reactions to the character he/she is observing.

In a multi-character novel, showing characters’ different interpretations of each other this way truly helps to build a sense of complex character psychology and multiple perspectives.

Lastly, stopping at 15 Make profiles.

where do they live?

What’s their name?

What’s their age?

What do they want?

You can go on, but that’s just a little.

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Creating a character backstory that’s real and fit for a story🧐

1. The backstory is not your story. Don’t live in the past. 

A lot of the time writers seem to get lost in the character backstory. It has the word ‘back’ for a reason. It supports your story, don’t use it to fill up your book. Don’t live in the past. 

2. Utilize the backstory to character development

Perhaps your character has a fear of clowns. If you put your character in a carnival with plenty of clowns where they lose their friends they have two things to overcome. Finding their friends and their fear. How will they react? How will they overcome it? 

These types of things shape your character throughout your book. Targeting the phycology of your character and making them more produced over time is a great way to show development. Backstories can show readers the strength of a character’s attachment to people, places or ideas and thus make it more painful when the character faces the loss of any of those things. 

3: Make sure your main story arc is the most interesting. Don’t make it obvious 

YOUR BACKSTORY ISN’T YOUR STORY. Yes, you can make a backstory interesting, and you should do so, but not more interesting than your story. If that’s the case then you should be writing a different story. 

And please, don’t make your backstory too obvious. Other than the obvious foreshadowing if I introduced a character with a fear of water because she almost drowned you expect something to happen with drowning later. Maybe if the character’s sister almost died from drowning it’s less obvious. 

4: Create character backstory without the clumsy info dump

Avoid using unnecessary info and a block of info to introduce your backstory. Whether this is done by flashback, dream sequence or dialogue in which one character describes an incident to another, be sure to keep the dramatization as grounded and concrete as the rest of your story so that it is compelling for the reader. 

Have a natural trigger in the story for it to come up. Don’t just clumsily have a character start talking about her dead father. A strong sensory impression like a smell or a song might bring back the recollection or maybe a phrase.

1. Pace how you give away your background story.

If you give it away to fast you lose all the mystery. Keep the reader wanting more and overall it improves. 

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Creating a character backstory that’s real and fit for a story🧐

1. The backstory is not your story. Don't live in the past. 

A lot of the time writers seem to get lost in the character backstory. It has the word ‘back’ for a reason. It supports your story, don’t use it to fill up your book. Don’t live in the past. 

2. Utilize the backstory to character development

Perhaps your character has a fear of clowns. If you put your character in a carnival with plenty of clowns where they lose their friends they have two things to overcome. Finding their friends and their fear. How will they react? How will they overcome it? 

These types of things shape your character throughout your book. Targeting the psychology of your character and making them more produced over time is a great way to show development. Backstories can show readers the strength of a character’s attachment to people, places or ideas and thus make it more painful when the character faces the loss of any of those things. 

3: Make sure your main story arc is the most interesting. Don’t make it obvious 

YOUR BACKSTORY ISN’T YOUR STORY. Yes, you can make a backstory interesting, and you should do so, but not more interesting than your story. If that’s the case then you should be writing a different story. 

And please, don’t make your backstory too obvious. Other than the obvious foreshadowing if I introduced a character with a fear of water because she almost drowned you expect something to happen with drowning later. Maybe if the character's sister almost died from drowning it’s less obvious. 

4: Create character backstory without the clumsy info dump

Avoid using unnecessary info and a block of info to introduce your backstory. Whether this is done by flashback, dream sequence or dialogue in which one character describes an incident to another, be sure to keep the dramatization as grounded and concrete as the rest of your story so that it is compelling for the reader. 

Have a natural trigger in the story for it to come up. Don’t just clumsily have a character start talking about her dead father. A strong sensory impression like a smell or a song might bring back the recollection or maybe a phrase.

1. Pace how you give away your background story.

If you give it away to fast you lose all the mystery. Keep the reader wanting more and overall it improves. 

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How To Make Memorable Characters 🙌🏽

It’s me again once over talking about characters. 

1. Give you protagonist clear goals

Let’s look at Harry Potter. Harry Potter is an intriguing character to most (not all) because he has a clear goal; defeat Voldemort. Hazel Lancaster from The Fault In Our Stars also has a cause. What’s her goal? Her goal is to find a new connection before she dies. The Hunger Games. Katniss Everdeen fights to stay alive. 

In each example, each of the characters actions demonstrate an underlying goal. What makes it more intriguing are the unknowns. How will Hazel’s illness affect her relationships? How will Katniss defeat these strong competitors? How Will Harry defeat Voldemort? 

2. Complicate the road to the goal

Struggling to reach their goal (even if small) makes the characters’ paths to their goals more interesting. Harder-won success is usually more intriguing than easy wins. Characters make choices according to the obstacle in front of them. Sometimes it isn’t always right and sometimes it is but If you have an easy win your book and character won't be so good. 

3. Describe your main character clearly

We love well-described characters. Firstly,  leave a little of them up to the imagination, that’s the amazing thing about reading, you only describe enough for your reader to imagine. Secondly, describe their appearance well enough that we can infer on their personality. 

Hermione: 

Her hair was unkept and frizzy yet she seemed not to mind. She had a book shoved in her face and her wand stiffly propped in her hand. Hermione had a skinny frame as she maintained her disgustingly good posture. Her complexion was flawless and her clothes were clean. She certainly radiated Intelligent beauty. Well... when her hair wasn’t disgusting.

What do we get by this? We get physical descriptions and inferences of what she's like. You can infer she’s smart. Our evidence by that is because her face is stuffed in a book. She’s doesn't worry about her appearance that much, and the overall was a pretty girl. 

Create compelling flaws 

Flaws are realistic and more complex. For example, if you have a character that’s really impulsive or spontaneous it can be very troubling at times. It could result in dangerous situations or measly detention sentences, but it could also...

It can also be a good thing. 

Flaws don’t have to be all bad. Okay. Yes. being a psychopath is terrible, but being endlessly forgiving can be quite nice.  Yes it has its cons, but it’s still nice. 

What becomes a problem is when your character is overcome with negative flaws. Jealousy and greed can be good sometimes, but making it to overbearing creates a rift between the reader and the character. You don’t want a protag. that the reader hates. 

This does not apply to villains. 

You also should add in an internal struggle. For example, we See Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter series struggle with always be second best. He was second best to Hermione and to Harry. He has to be the best because that’s what his parents want, even if he doesn't want what they want. Draco is a terrible but great character. He is terrible and was brought up in evil, but this helps you sympathize with the situation and shows the internal struggle. 

Create good antagonists

Having good antagonist is good because, A, you want good characters and B, it can teach you more about the Protagonists.

For example, Voldemort shows us how he affected Harry. J.K Rowling shows Harry ‘s anger at his past trauma that Voldemort caused. It shows how Harry’s more irritable and angry around his enemy and his need for vengeance.  

Antagonists stroke the negative traits of the character and constantly put them down by their flaws. How the protag reacts to this shows inner strength, flaw, and more. 

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Writing a fanastay novel? Ask yourself this

1. Where is your fantasy land located? Past, present, future earth, or elsewhere

2. Who are the inhabitants of your world? Magical, mythical, or human

3. What is the government system? Communism, anarchy, democracy, or something new

4. What social groups exist between your inhabitants? Are there scarier or more feared groups, Or ones looked down upon. 

5. What’s the history and how does it shape your world? Wars, rulings. 

6. How does your world compare to ours? Is the technology farther along, is it more intelligent?

7. What are norms and standards of living?

8. Does magic exist? Who used it and why?

9. What is valued in this place and is there a religion? 

10. Class System?

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How to write vivid descriptions😇

1. Imagine with your mind's eye

Or, use the best details you can imagine. Whatever you’re writing about you have a picture in your mind or a real one in front of you to reference. You’re trying to explain a bedroom? Well, let me give you an example. Learn the colors, textures, shapes, and feelings of whatever you decide to go into detail about and describe it as if you were there. And soon this skill will become second nature. 

2. Choose your words don’t write to much 

Choose your words and word choice carefully, use words that you get from the dictionary and other people. If you could make something easier or clearer then do that. They don’t have to be exactly perfect because words can never perfectly describe something make the feeling and experience close. And Don’t write too much, it will overwhelm your reader. Allow the reader to use their imagination as well as your guidelines. Your word choice should be able to convey what you want in a good amount of words. 

3. Include the other senses

We always write with sight, because that’s what we rely on most. So by adding senses, you are giving a more detailed and realistic experience that makes the reader feel your details. 

It was a pretty flower, it was yellow and sat on a stalk. I reached out and grabbed it. It smelt nice, I picked it off the stem and brought it to my nose. 

It was a magnificent sunflower that was a dull muster color, but despite that it was beautiful. I reached for the thick grizzly stalk that made a crooked arch and pulled on it. It felt fuzzy and stiff under my fingertips, the petals flop onto my thumb as i pulled harder. The rest of sunflowers around me wobbled with the wind. Finally, I brought it to my nose and inhaled the sweet pollen scent.

describe these

sight 

taste 

smell

sound

touch 

4. move move move

try and describe things with something moving. It could be the wind and the tree’s, the rain, or even the character. Instead of a picture still image in your reader's mind, it’s like a movie which makes it more realistic.  

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tips

these are all written with horrid grammar because i really don’t care : ) 

*** More than 10,000 notes | ** more than 5000 notes | * more than 2000

1. Eyes, Skin, Face, Hair, Build: Character Physical Descriptions. ***

2. Other ways to say said 😍👏🏼 **

3. How To Create GOOD Characters👏🏼 *

4. How to write a flashback scene PROPERLY 👅

5. How to write vivid descriptions

6. How to use said without overwhelming your reader

7. writing a fanastay novel? ask yourself this

8. how to make memorable characters 🙌🏽 *

9. Creating a good character backstory **

writing. more always in the works 🙂

[ljooheonie]

How To Create GOOD Characters👏🏼

1. Give your characters a clear motive that will drive the story. 

We want things. we need things. And we are all motivated by our desires. To fulfill a story and make it worthwhile you need characters that have a clear ambition or at least want to reach some place or level. A character act accordingly to get what they want, even if there are obstacles.

2. Make you character identifiable.

“He was a tall middle-aged man, with a stubble and average build. He liked to wear dress shirts and khakis.”

This is mundane. Yes, the details are there but where’s the imagery. How, if we lined him up in a police line up would we identify him. He has no tattoos, no birthmarks, He is easily forgotten. We don’t like invisible characters.

3. Make characters lovable, repulsive, and everything in between.

First give them likable traits, then give them humanizing traits. So like what’s their fear? What do they need to learn? Are they naive or greedy, selfish or distracted? Challenge the reader. Also, give them things they can’t relate too. Many of us don’t relate to serial killers, sociopaths or psychopaths but they still peak our interest.

4. Show character motives through actions

So a girl is jealous that the guy she likes has a girlfriend. SHOW THAT. Don’t tell.

“Sarah hated that she Liam wasn’t hers. She wanted him to bad and was so jealous.” This is a no.

“Sarah watched from her seat as Liam and Carol ate lunch together. Her jaw clenched and her eyes narrowed. Carol! really? She watched as he leaned in for a kiss a hot dark feeling welled up in her chest. That should be her.”

Instead of telling the reader she was jealous, you showed through the actions in your stories.

11: Use contradictions to make your characters complex

You expect a grandmother to be sweet and caring right? Well, make her selfish and manipulating. Make her a cold-blooded murderer.

12 & 13: Don’t show all your character and give them interior

There are things about ourselves we don’t tell other people. So what gives away your whole character just because you know them.

Your characters have an inner word another way of thinking that when they are in public. How do people see your character and how do they see themselves.

14. Show diff POV of characters

Contrast the differences. For example, Liam and Carol might think differently of Sarah. To Liam she’s fun loving and beautiful. to Carol she’s a bitch who’s trying to steal her boyfriend. Show the POV character’s feelings and reactions to the character he/she is observing.

In a multi-character novel, showing characters’ different interpretations of each other this way truly helps to build a sense of complex character psychology and multiple perspectives.

Lastly, stopping at 15 Make profiles.

where do they live?

What’s their name?

What’s their age?

What do they want?

You can go on, but that's just a little.

Oh Yeah... and if you want more.... follow me.

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Other ways to say said 😍👏🏼

Anger:

Shouted, bellowed, yelled, snapped, cautioned, rebuked, accused, cursed, exploded, raged, seethed, snarled, taunted, bickered, fumed, asserted, chastised, quipped Hollered, Howled, Ranted, Reprimanded, scoffed, scolded, Taunted, Swore, Thundered. 

Affection:

Consoled, comforted, reassured, admired, soothed, Affirmed, cooed. 

Fear:

Whispered, stuttered, stammered, gasped, urged, hissed, babbled, blurted, implored, Croaked.

Disgust: 

grimaced, winced, cringed.

Determination:

Declared, insisted, maintained, commanded.

Excitement/Happiness:

Sighed, murmured, gushed, laughed, Shouted, yelled, babbled, gushed, exclaimed, chattered, effused, simpered, chirped, trilled, cooed, Beamed, Cheered, Grinned, Rejoiced.

Sadness:

Cried, mumbled, sobbed, sighed, lamented, wept, glumly, sniffled, wailed, bleated, whimpered, Cried out, Croaked

Conflict/confrontation:

Addressed.

Jabbed, sneered, rebuked, hissed, scolded, demanded, threatened, insinuated, spat, glowered. 

Making up:

Apologised, relented, agreed, reassured, placated, agreed, assented.

Amusement

Teased, joked, laughed, chuckled, chortled, sniggered, tittered, guffawed, giggled, roared Laughed,.

Storytelling:

Related, recounted, continued, emphasized, remembered, recalled, resumed, concluded.

Surprise: 

Marveled, perplexed, bleated. 

Uncertain

cautioned, conceded, doubtfully, guessed, hesitated, vacillated, Asked 

Other words In alphabetic order

Acknowledged, Admitted, Agonized, Announced, Answered, Appealed. 

Beamed, Beckoned, Began, Begged, Bellowed, Beseeched, Blubbered, Bossed, Bragged, Breathed, Broadcasted, Burst

Cajoled, Called, Carped, Cautioned, Censured,  Chimed in, Choked,  Chuckled, Claimed, Commented, Conceded, Concurred, Condemned, Confided, Confirmed,  Criticizd.,

Decided, Defended, Denoted, Dictated, Disclosed, Disposed, Disseminated.

Echoed, Emitted, Entreated, Exclaimed, Explained, Exposed

Faltered.

Gawped, Giggled, Glowered, Groaned, Growled, Grumbled, Grunted, Guessed

Held, Hinted,  

Inclined, Indicated, Informed, Inquired, Insisted, Interjected, Invited  Leered, Lied, Lilted

Maintained, Made known, Made public, Marked, Moaned, Mocked, Mourned,  Mused

Observed, Offered, Ordered

Panted, Passed on, Pleaded, Pointed out, Pondered, Postulated, Praised, Preached, Premised, Presented, Presupposed, Probed, Proclaimed, Prodded, Professed, Proffered, Promised, Promulgated, Proposed, Protested, Provoked, Publicized, Published, Puled, Put forth, Put out

 Queried, Questioned, 

Reckoned that, Rejoined, Released, Remarked, Remonstrated, Repeated, Replied, Reported, Requested, Required, Requisitioned, Retorted, Revealed, Roared

 Sent on, Settled, Shared,  Shuddered, Solicited, Sought, Specified, Speculated, Stated, Stuttered, Stressed, Suggested, Supposed.

Teased, Testified, Thundered, Told, Told off, Touted, Trailed off, Transferred, Transmitted, Trembled,  Trumpeted.

Understood, Undertook, Upbraided, Urged, Uttered

Verified, Vociferated, Voiced, Volunteered, Vouched for

Wailed, Wanted, Warned, Wept, Went on, Wheedled, Whimpered, Whined, Whispered, Wondered

Yawped, Yelled, Yelped, Yowled

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Eyes, Skin, Face, Hair, Build: Character physical descriptions.

Eyes – General

large, small, narrow

sharp, squinty, round

wide-set, close-set, deep-set

sunken, bulging, protruding

wide, hooded, heavy-lidded

bright, sparkling, glittering

flecked, dull, bleary

rheumy, cloudy, red-rimmed

beady, birdlike cat-like

jewel-like, steely, hard

fringed with long lashes, with sweeping eyelashes, with thick eyelashes

Eyes – Color

chestnut, chocolate brown, cocoa brown

coffee brown, mocha, mahogany

sepia, sienna brown, mink brown

copper, amber, cognac

whiskey, brandy, honey

tawny, topaz, hazel, obsidian

onyx, coal, raven, midnight, sky blue, sunny blue

cornflower blue, steel blue, ice blue

Arctic blue, glacial blue, crystal blue

cerulean, electric blue, azure

lake blue, aquamarine, turquoise

denim blue, slate blue / slate gray, storm blue / storm gray

silver / silver gray, chrome, platinum, pewter

smoky gray, ash gray, concrete gray, dove gray

shark gray, fog gray, gunmetal gray, olive

emerald, leaf green, moss green

Eyebrows

arched, straight, plucked, sparse

trim, dark, faint, thin, thick, unruly

bushy, heavy

Skin – Color

amber, bronze, cinnamon

copper, dark brown, deep brown

ebony, honey, golden

pale, pallid, pasty

fair, light, cream / creamy

alabaster, ivory, bisque

milk, porcelain, chalky

sallow, olive, peach

rose / rosy, ruddy, florid

russet, tawny, fawn

Skin – General

lined, wrinkled, seamed

leathery, sagging, drooping

loose, clear, smooth

silken, satiny, dry

flaky, scaly, delicate

thin, translucent, luminescent

baby-soft, flawless, poreless

with large pores, glowing, dewy

dull, velvety, fuzzy

rough, uneven, mottled

dimpled, doughy, firm

freckled, pimply, pockmarked

blemished, pitted, scarred

bruised, veined, scratched

sunburned, weather-beaten, raw

tattooed

Face – Structure

square, round, oblong

oval, elongated, narrow

heart-shaped, catlike, wolfish

high forehead, broad forehea, prominent brow ridge

protruding brow bone, sharp cheekbones, high cheekbones

angular cheekbones, hollow cheeks, square jaw

chiseled, sculpted, craggy

soft, jowly, jutting chin

pointed chin, weak chin, receding chin

double chin, cleft chin, dimple in chin

visible Adam’s apple

Nose

snub, dainty, button

turned-up, long, broad

thin, straight, pointed

crooked, aquiline, Roman

bulbous, flared, hawk, strong

Mouth/Lips

thin, narrow, full

lush, Cupid’s bow, rosebud

dry, cracked, chapped

moist, glossy, straight teeth

gap between teeth, gleaming white teeth, overbite

underbite

Facial Hair 

clean-shaven

smooth-shaven

beard

neckbeard

goatee

moustache

sideburns

mutton-chop sideburns

stubble

a few days’ growth of beard

five o’ clock shadow

Hair – General

I threw a few hairstyles in here, though not many.

long, short, shoulder-length

loose, limp, dull

shiny, glossy, sleek

smooth, luminous, lustrous, spiky

stringy, shaggy, tangled

messy, tousled, windblown

unkempt, bedhead, straggly

neatly combed, parted, slicked down / slicked back

cropped, clipped, buzzed / buzz cut

crewcut, bob, mullet

curly, bushy, frizzy

wavy, straight, lanky

dry, oily, greasy

layers, corkscrews, spirals

ringlets, braids, widow’s peak

bald, shaved, comb-over, afro

thick, luxuriant, voluminous

full, wild, untamed

bouncy, wispy, fine, thinning

Hair – Color

black, blue-black, jet black

raven, ebony, inky black

midnight, sable, salt and pepper

silver / silver gray, charcoal gray, steel gray

white, snow-white, brown

brunette, chocolate brown, coffee brown

ash brown, brown sugar, nut brown

caramel, tawny brown, toffee brown

red, ginger, auburn, Titian-haired

copper, strawberry blonde, butterscotch

honey, wheat, blonde

golden, sandy blond, flaxen

fair-haired, bleached, platinum

Body Type – General

tall, average height, short

petite, tiny, compact

big, large, burly

beefy, bulky, brawny

barrel-chested, heavy / heavy-set, fat

overweight, obese, flabby

chunky, chubby, pudgy

pot-bellied, portly thick

stout, lush, plush

full-figured, ample, rounded

generous, voluptuous, curvy

hourglass, plump, leggy / long-legged

gangling, lanky, coltish

lissome, willowy, lithe

lean, slim, slender

trim, thin, skinny

emaciated, gaunt, bony

spare, solid, stocky

wiry, rangy, sinewy

stringy, ropy