We've wound up having this conversation in two places at once, but they're following different enough tracks that I think it's okay. :-)
Do you find it easier to describe in characters you've read or watched than ones you've invented?
. . . neither? This particular aspect of writing is something I've only just started paying close attention to, so I haven't experimented much. I expect I would do better, though, with describing something I've seen, because then I don't have to decide what the body language is before I figure out how to describe it. (Also, I taught myself how to integrate dialogue with the surrounding text by transcribing movie scenes, lo these many years ago.)
"a block of warm copper fitting neatly around the earth."
This reminds me of the line in Dunnett about Lymond's skin being "neatly tailored over his bones," which is another one I always liked.
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Do you find it easier to describe in characters you've read or watched than ones you've invented?
. . . neither? This particular aspect of writing is something I've only just started paying close attention to, so I haven't experimented much. I expect I would do better, though, with describing something I've seen, because then I don't have to decide what the body language is before I figure out how to describe it. (Also, I taught myself how to integrate dialogue with the surrounding text by transcribing movie scenes, lo these many years ago.)
"a block of warm copper fitting neatly around the earth."
This reminds me of the line in Dunnett about Lymond's skin being "neatly tailored over his bones," which is another one I always liked.