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That’s exactly it, Brian. If you want to refine this a bit, you might indicate how the market may have grown/developed/changed since the comp you’re referring to was published, and how your project meets that need. But I’d stop well short of...

It's hard to judge these examples, I believe they are from the StoryGrid website, without knowing the surrounding POV. Her hair was a tangled mess of copper curls, wild and untamable That is something a POV character can see, and wild and...

Favorites for my WIP: newspapers.com - (not sure if accessible in EU?) for any phrase, it provides a histogram of the frequency of the use in American newspapers per year and per state. Saved me from having "lipstick" and "whistling tea kettle"...

Here are some examples. I think there are enough to talk to pete about giving is a thread. Physical Descriptions: Beyond the Basics It’s tempting to default to the basics when describing a character—height, hair color, eye color. While these...

Favorites for my WIP: newspapers.com - (not sure if accessible in EU?) for any phrase, it provides a histogram of the frequency of the use in American newspapers per year and per state. Saved me from having "lipstick" and "whistling tea kettle"...

I'm really enjoying the 2nd Volume of The Michael Palin Diaries. Both entertaining and a contemporary account of the times and global events. Such an easy "listen" narrated by the author. LINK

Here are some examples. I think there are enough to talk to pete about giving is a thread. Physical Descriptions: Beyond the Basics It’s tempting to default to the basics when describing a character—height, hair color, eye color. While these...

Interesting. Where is this from? '...height, hair color, eye color. While these details are essential...' I don't think I've been aware of any of these details in the novels I've read recently, so I wouldn't call them essential. The other...

That’s exactly it, Brian. If you want to refine this a bit, you might indicate how the market may have grown/developed/changed since the comp you’re referring to was published, and how your project meets that need. But I’d stop well short of...

I remember @AgentPete once said that comps should be along the lines of "readers of X and Y will like my book." If that's the case, then it's all about marketing and where your book will sit in the bookshop; it's not about quality, per se, but...

I read Into The Woods twice. I needed to because there's so much in there to absorb. And it helped that, in between, I had more writing experience under my belt, but it's a great how-to text, imo.

Here are some examples. I think there are enough to talk to pete about giving is a thread. Physical Descriptions: Beyond the Basics It’s tempting to default to the basics when describing a character—height, hair color, eye color. While these...

what I'm reading: - Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 by Wallace & Burrows (2001) - Memory, 3rd edition by Baddeley, Eysenck & Anderson (2020) - Into the Woods - How stories work and why we tell them by John Yorke (2013) Gotham and...

I struggle with visuals, both as a writer and a reader. (If there's too much visual description, it's too much effort for me to see what the writer wants me to see). So I'm with @Sarit on letting character be conveyed through action and...

OK why not! TBH I don't describe my characters much, preferring the character to come out organically through actions.