Woot! The descriptions are all in there. Yes, it does feel contrived, to anyone who may have wondered about that--it does feel that way as I plug along, but at least I can rest knowing that all the characters *do* have a physical tell on the page! Except for two or three who, upon reflection, didn't need one. In all but two cases there's a repeat hint about appearance, in a subsequent scene. (I suspect the main characters have many repeat hints since there was some character description previously, just not a dedicated edit to make sure I had covered myself.)
The second half of the additions went by so much quicker than the first half. I think it's because the list was making its way toward the minor characters, so it felt less critical to figure out how their appearance fit into the story. There's an old astronomer with a wispy beard who could have as easily been a young and hairless astronomer fresh out of her educational program--it doesn't matter, it's a trivial character who appears once for one purpose. So these later descriptions were not so hard. I do worry a bit that I've not done justice to the clothing in the world, but I did manage to tuck in a few hints there as well. Mostly I worry that sometimes these characters are not properly dressed for their weather. (Oh cr*p, I just realized I really haven't described the weather as much as maybe I need to. Sigh.) Oh well. That is a problem for another day.
Feels good to get this task done--now I want to finish up my spreadsheet to get the details officially recorded.
Layla: Well done! Yes, they do text with their tongues. This feels right.
Chase: Sounds good... Dosadi Screws is a new one for me and I must now find out what they are.
April: Maybe potatoes to start? I have a couple sprouting on my counter. I am sorry to hear you are not finding joy in the project, but it will come.
Cindy: Impressive. I wish I'd bought more than a ten pack of ISBNs.
Pterofan: Longhand is good. enjoy the writing!
Second moon: The short story is your reward after you finish school work, yeah? This is the trick I use, anyway.