As with everything in life, moderation is key. The only difference in writing is that you must pick and choose wisely. Fifteen facial features may be a bit too much whereas “he has a potato head with a bad comb-over” might be more than enough. Relating a character to someone everyone knows can be another way of moderating your detail on character descriptions. For example: “He has the body of Adonis on steroids…” or “She was as captivating as Aphrodite on a deserted island….” With characters, I like to focus more on who they are than what they look like. Yes, adding in a little physical description helps the reader…