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In your novel, eye color can be a defining characteristic of your characters and contribute to their overall appearance and personality. Here's a guide to various eye colors and the impressions they can create:

1. Blue eyes: Often associated with calmness, tranquility, and serenity. Blue-eyed characters can be seen as trustworthy, peaceful, and introspective.

2. Green eyes: Symbolic of mystery, vitality, and a touch of mischief. Characters with green eyes may exude an air of enigma, creativity, and curiosity.

3. Brown eyes: The most common eye color, representing stability, warmth, and reliability. Characters with brown eyes can be seen as grounded, down-to-earth, and approachable.

4. Hazel eyes: A blend of brown, green, and gold, hazel eyes convey a sense of adaptability, versatility, and depth. Characters with hazel eyes may have a multifaceted personality and an ever-changing aura.

5. Gray eyes: Gray eyes often evoke a sense of wisdom, intelligence, and mystery. Characters with gray eyes can be perceived as insightful, calm, and capable of great depth of thought.

6. Amber eyes: Radiating warmth and intensity, amber eyes symbolize strength, passion, and determination. Characters with amber eyes can possess a fiery spirit and a magnetic presence.

7. Violet eyes: Uncommon and ethereal, violet eyes create an otherworldly and mystical impression. Characters with violet eyes can be associated with enchantment, spirituality, and a touch of magic.

8. Black eyes: While rare, characters with black eyes can convey a sense of intensity, power, and mystery. Their gaze may be captivating and alluring, drawing others in.

Remember, eye color is just one aspect of a character's appearance, and it's essential to consider other physical features, personality traits, and the overall narrative when developing your characters. Also, keep in mind that eye colors can vary in shades and can even change depending on lighting and emotions.

Use this guide as inspiration to create unique and captivating characters in your novel. Happy writing!

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You hear a soft squeaking coming from a nearby tree stump. When you lean down to take a peek, you find a bat with a torn wing. You take it home, since there are no vets for miles around. Little do you know that it is a vampire bat who is struggling to turn into his human form.

Distinguishing Between Character Perspectives

                I’m sure many of you are already working on projects that have multiple characters that hold perspective (as in, we follow the story from their eyes), or you will someday. Whether you do it chapter by chapter or just intentionally head-hop, distinguishing between perspectives of characters is important both for clarity to the readers (we want to be able to hop into any part of the story and know who we’re with) as well as for conveying character!

                We do this through building the narrator with the character’s voice.

                Whether you’re writing first person, third person omniscient or limited, or even second person, your narrator is going to have a voice. This voice is the voice of the character you are following.

                Narrator voice works almost the exact same as how you would write your character voice. Your narrator is going to tell the story matching the attitude and background of their character. Background will influence the kind of words they use, the way they see the world, and how they would comment on it. In an easy example, if your character doesn’t swear—their narrator definitely wouldn’t, unless the character swears inside their own thoughts but not out loud.

                Attitude is telling personality through voice. Take for example, your character has just walked into the bar:

                “The bar was filled to the brim with sweaty drunks falling over each other, barely cognizant of the drinks they were spilling--much less so the people around them.”

                Versus

                “Upbeat dance music filled the bar. A crowd had formed in the middle of the floor, people cheering and dancing together like the rest of the world hardly mattered.”

                Same situation, far different attitude.

                Your narrator for different characters will use their tone, their word choices, and convey a specific and unique outlook on the world. All of this conveys their character in an intimate way (the narrator is almost like their inner-thoughts or literally seeing through their eyes) and will make reading works with multiple perspectives far more interesting!

                (However, this also applies even if there’s only one perspective!)

                What are some unique choices you made for your narrator/characters’ voices?

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