Dig Deeper reveal character

Dig Deeper reveal character He has the steps and knocked on the door. After a few moments, was opened by a woman with dark hair and a power of expression. What you've just read two sentences, which shows a common situation. While the most likely author was not a thought to the fact that his words reflect what his character happened.She to visit someone who wants to knock on the door, someone who wants to open the door. Writes.Sometimes So what is exactly what you need - a quick and easy way for you from one scene to another. But sometimes, not to think about what other options you have to show the scene, you've missed an opportunity to slip in some revealing information about your characters. Before going into autopilot and write a little 'cliché? D lines, stop and reflect. Ask yourself:   What I want the reader to know these people? How do I use this action to reveal aspects of character? To develop the scenario, we started with: to examine the way in which people reveal the character of how to approach a house and a door, the way we respond to a sudden, the activities you are engaged during the typing of the sounds and how they react to other people in the scene. What could make your character outside of the measure of performance? He may try to pause and resume control of his emotions. He can barely trudge the path. You can choose the way of toys or child of rust on a car bricks.Did he knocks on the door and press are pushing a bell? What the bell does not work? What the visitor finds the door closed or has been the main entrance, with a screen between him and the door of life? What the person inside to answer the first type or a ring? O you, all in the back of the house to see if someone was outside in the garden? (This is a garden - or even just an area of land cracking a little 'problem with the weeds?) What are the door of the house or outside - as the person within the home address? You are immediately to the door, or shout "Be there in a minute!" We are asking to "Come on Mary" - but expects someone else? What the visitor can hear the sounds confident approach tracks ... or the shuffle of slippers? Try a few sentences of the original again. Always on the road, Luke looks at home. Would you remember? And if you did - that would be welcome? It does not seem likely, given the way she screamed at him when he parted. But people changed.He took a deep breath and rapid route to the foot of the slope of the front door. A carton of milk on the scene Saturday, with a bill hidden below. Bent down and feel the cardboard. It was hot. Kelly has not been outside his front door today, then. They had already had her? Anxiety knifing through it, he rapped on the glass of the strong door. In describing the actions of Luke in a manner consistent with his emotions, the reader say much more - before coming to any person the door. (Do not even know if someone opens ... you start to fear for Kelly, because of the way in which Luke interprets what he sees.) Making this rule: when writing or polishing your work, always ask the question : 'It is what I wrote reflects what really happened? Or you can dig deeper and tell the reader a lot 'more? " (c) Copyright McAlisterMarg Marg McAlister has published magazine articles, news, books for children, ezines, promotional material, sales letters and web content. Wrote 5 training courses on writing at a distance, and the online help for writers is popular all over the world. Register for her regular writers advice