True: A character is any person who takes part in a story., When you want to better understand a character use the acronym STEAL to help you., S- Speech- Think about what the character says and how the character speaks., T- Thoughts- Consider the character's personal thoughts and how the character is feeling., E- Effect on others. The character's effect on others., A- Actions of the character., L- Looks- How the character looks, Characterisation is the way an author makes characters believable., There are two types of characterisation: 1. Direct characterisation and 2. Indirect characterisation. , Characterisation is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character., Direct characterisation- The author tells the reader what the character is like., The author shows details that reveals what the character is like through thoughts, actions, speech etc. , False: Words like courteous, friendly, honest are negative or bad character traits., Positive or good character traits are words like selfish, dishonest, mean., Developing your character/s is not important in short story writing.,

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