tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post2329855365059247783..comments2024-03-26T01:28:27.414-04:00Comments on It's In The Details: Making Your Main Character LikableMichelle 4 Laughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06876457259362839114noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-81973308149570628732014-12-07T10:09:49.945-05:002014-12-07T10:09:49.945-05:00Great post!
The main character in my second MS wa...Great post!<br /><br />The main character in my second MS was a bit too prickly at the beginning, so I gave her a tattoo of a silly cartoon character (with an appropriate story) and had her do little things like saving the last chocolate Pop-tart for someone else (while eating cherry - ew).Laura H.http://www.lauraheffernan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-87799065386797925812014-12-06T14:01:40.265-05:002014-12-06T14:01:40.265-05:00What a great post! I think this was the main probl...What a great post! I think this was the main problem with the manuscript I most recently shelved. Maybe I'll dig it out again and try some of these tactics. Hollie Sessomshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718819134818690216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308214465210382791.post-5882807957667063442014-12-06T10:26:40.965-05:002014-12-06T10:26:40.965-05:00Great post, Michelle.
I've done this with the...Great post, Michelle.<br /><br />I've done this with the antagonist in my latest MS. Or tried to anyway, to make him less trope. I gave him a little brother who dies, hoping to generate a little sympathy for the antagonist so the reader will overlook his flaws.<br /><br />If you can make a reader feel a variety of emotions for a character, like hate, sympathy, or even make them laugh about the character, you keep the reader interested enough to find out what happens next. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16519250456239966742noreply@blogger.com