too.
if he gets yelled at by his coach for not giving 110%, be sure his shoulders slouch and he grumbles under his breath. but also be sure to tell the reader why he’s so upset. is it his pride? is it because his twisted ankle is killing him and he thinks the coach is being unfair. is it because he wishes he could tell the coach that he was up until 1:00am doing homework because he was taking care of his sick mother all night?
by doing so you’re letting the reader feel for your character. that’s one sure way to make your reader feel connected to them as well…and that’s 