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My brain is farting out on me. I need some different ways to describe someone smiling. I’ve got grinned, corners tugged upward, you know, the basics, but I feel like I’m getting redundant and using a lot of cliches. I’m on my first draft, so I’m not stressing about it right now, but I’d love to hear some ideas of how to describe a smiling person!
A warm smile or a cold, evil smile? Grinning can be lop-sided, though a forced smile will always be a giveaway of insincerity… Wild-eyed is always fun to write; broad, teeth-baring, and the precursor to laughter, the visage of madmen should be avoided. The wrinkled cheek of a man of mirth will always spell suspense. Snorting, whilst not as popular, is a Sloany laugh, and sometimes leads to smirks. A Cheshire cat, as you probably know, is infamous for it’s cheesy grin. There is always the anatomy of a smile to fall back on, as it takes more muscles to frown than it does to smile.
As if I’m not annoying enough when I write in proper prose, the disjointed Richard Ramirez ramblings above are sure to irritate everyone… :D
I think the way the dialogue is delivered can also show the smile without saying it. Or a playful hit on the arm shows the teasing versus the smile.
After my last WIP draft, I realized I used too many nods, smiles, and grimaces. I was able to cut them in half by either showing it another way or by leaving it to the interpretation of the reader when at all possible. I had a very bad habit of wanting to describe and show everything in my first run through. So, just be careful that you aren’t saying those things too often!
You didn’t irritate me, if it’s worth anything. Ha!
Ah, description. My nemesis. lol It’s so hard for me! At least, on the first go it is, anyway. I’m trying really hard to not be redundant, but I guess I really just need to get it all down on paper and then worry with those kinds of things?