User blog comment:Sykokillah/Characterisation 101/@comment-25345340-20140809200406/@comment-24381191-20140810122457

I'm not saying that you should tell everything about the character, I'm saying that implying that the character hates this or likes this can help strengthen the character. Like I said, weave it into the story, don't give a long, boring introduction about yourself like in 'Frankenstien.' Like your name, alot of stories/novels don't even directly say the main character's name, it's usually included in the dialogue or in an ID card. Something like that. Color, you can show that the main character wears it often, maybe, or something. The point is, it helps make the character feel like a real person rather than text in a book/on a screen.