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Looks Aren’t Everything

But in a book, the physical descriptions of your hero and heroine can provide clues about his or her charac­ter. Take this example from Victoria Alexander’s When We Meet Again:

It was an exceedingly noble profile—high forehead, strong straight nose, lips just full enough to be at once arrogant and exciting. Even in slumber he had the ap­pearance of royalty, of a man born to rule.

What picture will you paint?

Esi Sogah, Assistant Editor

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