"As a reader, I dislike it when an author gives me a lengthy physical description of a character. I have to pause to visualize the specifics that the author is foisting upon me. Often I find them confusing. I would much rather have the freedom to imagine what the character looks like.

"I believe the readers can do a lot more efficient job of imagining the look of characters than I can and that characters are best described by their actions. The objective details of a character's appearance don't matter as much as the emotions they imply. If you concentrate on a character's emotional effect, the reader will supply the physical details."