All the memories he shared with his family. These thoughts brought up feelings that hurt his heart and brought tears to his eyes. He sat right on that roof and cried. I use a lot of direct characterization in my creative writing because I like to tell my readers exactly what a character is doing. This comes at the expense of allowing readers to assume things, but I personally enjoy reading details like "her brown eyes burned" or "her frizzy curls danced playfully in the autumn breeze." ' This makes me imagine the characters more. Indirect Characterization Unlike direct characterization, indirect characterization relies heavily on inference and requires that we use our current knowledge combined with what the author tells us to draw an appropriate conclusion. According to Myers, “writers might ask us to make inferences based on…details in four methods of indirect characterization: aspects of the setting that reflect the character's influence, the character's actions and mannerisms, the reaction of others to the character, [and] the character's speech", (Myers,