I finally saw the before and after in my character descriptions

I rewrote a scene from a short story I wrote 3 years ago and the difference was night and day - my old version just listed hair color and clothes, but the new one used sensory details like how the character smelled of coffee and moved with a limp. What was the biggest change you noticed in your own writing after you got more practice?

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blair_taylor3226d ago

Whoa, wait, you really had a character who smelled like coffee? That's such a cool detail, I never even thought to use smell like that.

mark43626d ago

Had my buddy Ryan write a character who always smelled like fresh basil, said it made people trust him in scenes. Weirdest thing but his readers totally picked up on it and loved it.

charles_mitchell26d ago

Ngl, scent is like a secret shortcut to making a character feel real.