How to Write a Good Book

Part Eight- Character Description

This is about what your characters look like and their behaviors. There are two types of characterization- indirect and direct.
Indirect Characterization- describing what your character looks like/acts like through speech, or what other characters think of them.
Direct Characterization- tells the readers exactly what your character is like (I highly frown upon this).
Here are reasons and examples where indirect characterization is better:
Direct: Jen stood at the door, waiting for her date to arrive. Her brown hair was tied in a knot, and her scarlet dress flowed past her knees. She sighed impatiently. She was always so impatient with people, and really hates waiting.
Reasons: This tells you EXACTLY what she was wearing with little to no detail. It also gave away one of her personality traits, being impatient.
Indirect: Jen sighed in an anxious agony, her fingers coiling around the satin folds of her dress. She ran to the hall mirror to adjust her hair, realizing it kept falling out of place. She flattened out the hemline of her dress and made sure every scarlet bead and sequin was in the correct place.
Reasons: Well, I'll let you decide... Which example was better to read? Comment!

Character Types and Their Descriptions (these character descriptions are based on my own opinion)
Emo: A very depressed person who dresses mostly in black, tends to be suicidal, and hates their life and/or the world. Most are attractive. A lot of people over the Internet claims to be emo. You can find emos in almost any genre.
Goth: A person who dresses all in black. Attractiveness varies. Goths are generally more positive than emos. Goths can be found in almost any genre.
Jock: Guys that are unusually good at sports, and highly competitive. Sometimes bullies other people who aren't as good as them. Typically seen as strong, handsome, and popular. Very common in teenage romantic novels.
Nerd: Girl or guy, who would rather spend time with homework and books than other people. Most take part in all things nerdy and aren't afraid to show it. Tends to eavesdrop on other people's conversations, and randomly interrupts the people to prove their statement wrong. Nerds are generally unattractive, but a few can be mildly cute. If you plan to make a sexy nerd, that's just... completely contradicts nerds. Unfortunately is bullied often because of their nerdy traits. Can be found in teenage romance novels.
Hipster: Guy or girl, and can be found wearing the latest fashion styles. They are only MILDLY popular, and are generally good friends to have. Seen as attractive, but not supermodel-like. Can be found in almost all genres.
Drop-Out: These people don't care about getting a good education at all, and would rather spend time smoking/drinking/skateboarding or whatever their interest is. More drop-outs are guys than girls, but there are still girl drop-outs too. They tend to wear earbuds all the time and are seen skateboarding after school, and not paying a ton of attention during class. Drop-outs don't make it out of high school without at least failing one year, or completely withdrawing from school. They also tend to skip school a lot. Can be found in romance or dystopian novels.
Popular: Girls who are beautiful and have tons of friends of both genders. They rarely go out in public alone, and either must be accompanied by either three other friends or her boyfriend. Most are very stupid, as they care more about popularity than school. Seen as the "mean girls" in some teenage novels. Mostly found in romance and teen novels.
Adventurer: Girl or guy, and the star of an action-based novel. They are brave and outgoing, and care for other people. Seen as very attractive in most novels. Can be found in dystopian or other action-based genres.
Girl Jocks: Girls who are also unnaturally good at sports. Very popular, and very competitive.
Semi-Nerd: A girl or guy who seems like a regular person on the outside, but they are totally nerdy on the inside. Tends to focus on school, but still has friends. Attractiveness varies. Can be found in any genre.
Quarter Nerd: A normal person on the outside, but only has a tiny bit of nerd in their bodies. Again, attractiveness varies. Can be found in any genre.
Fangirl: A girl who is completely obsessed with every boy band or young "hot" actor to ever exist, and can't seem to shut up for two seconds about it. Attractiveness varies. Can be found in teen or romance novels.

So, which character personality seems to fit you most? Do I need to include more topics in this chapter? Comment!