Introduce your character to the reader by describing the unique way in which she moves or carries herself. Marjorie strode forward with the self-assured grace of a lioness. She glanced casually around the room, not deigning to rest her regal gaze upon any of the less important guests. Describe your character through the eyes of someone else—for instance, a stranger or a friend. “I wish my hair would do that naturally,” whispered a nervous-looking girl to her friend. Marjorie bit back a humorless smirk. The soft auburn curls that tumbled with effortless elegance around her face were the result of a two-hour-long wrestling match with her curling iron. Make your character come alive by including sensory details, such as touch and taste. Her silk gown was the juicy red of a ripe strawberry and whispered around her ankles as she moved forward. Use personification (assigning human qualities to things that aren’t alive) to creatively describe your character. Her emerald eyes glittered with amusement above the haughty slope of her nose. Everything about Marjorie radiated a sense of power and assurance. Almost everything—her long-fingered hands fluttered uneasily through the air, endlessly searching for something to grasp.