Comments on: Physical Attributes Entry: Lips

By: Physical Attribute Thesaurus Collection | Writers Helping Writers

Physical Attribute Thesaurus Collection | Writers Helping Writers — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 17:06:47 +0000

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By: Traci Kenworth

Traci Kenworth — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 12:21:44 +0000

Nice details!! Sometimes we can forget the smallest thing that can make a difference in bringing our character to life.

By: The Pen and Ink Blog

The Pen and Ink Blog — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 05:51:35 +0000

What a wonderfully informative post. I refer back to you blog often whenever I need inspiration for a revision

By: Marcia

Marcia — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 04:40:59 +0000

Love that line about lips the size of California.

By: Tracy Campbell

Tracy Campbell — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:16:00 +0000

I'm amazed you come up with so many great body part descriptions. And I certainly commented to hopefully win the awesome prize. Congratulations again on five years together. :-)
Tracy

By: Susan Gourley/Kelley

Susan Gourley/Kelley — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 23:05:29 +0000

Great ideas for creative description.

By: Susanne Drazic

Susanne Drazic — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 22:48:55 +0000

Would "lip smacking good" be considered a cliche? I've heard it used when talking about how good some food dishes are.

By: Melissa J H.

Melissa J H. — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:24:28 +0000

Loved this, it will really help me with my story.

By: Kai Strand

Kai Strand — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:23:29 +0000

Lips are a great mood indicator and sprinkled throughout the text a strong character developer. Yet so easy to forget to use!

Thanks for the post.

By: Becca Puglisi

Becca Puglisi — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:23:27 +0000

Charlene, good catch! I should have put ‘licking the lips’ as a common sign of nervousness and unease. I don’t think it’s a cliché as much as it is a universal sign for those emotion. Obviously, it shouldn’t be overused, but using it here or that during a scene of high emotion can go a long way toward drawing the reader in, since they’ll recognize that cue.

By: Karoline Kingley

Karoline Kingley — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:07:56 +0000

These tips are so helpful! Sometimes it’s difficult to find different words to describe lips, but you made the possibilities seem endless.

By: Martina at Adventures in YA Publishing

Martina at Adventures in YA Publishing — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:58:10 +0000

Love this post and all the others in the series. It's wonderfully useful to think about things while seeing them all consolidated like this!

Thanks so much for these!

Have a great weekend!