Do not feel disappointed, Bonny Tylers epic song can be found at the end 😀
Thought I would kick off my Unbreakables series with one of the more controversial claims. Please read all the way before you foam at the mouth..
LIKEABLE CHARACTERS
Frequently, in the annals of good writing practice (so tempting to go with a malapropism and put anal.. but I restrained 😛 ) you will find likeable frowned upon. Relatable! invariably comes the cry. Give them depth, give them flaws, construct them like jenga towers forever threatening to fall, a literary homunculus crafted in ink and paper and don’t forget to poke a hole in its heel.
Yet, equally one of the most common complaints almost any writer will encounter is this – your mc is not likeable enough..
Enough to make you spit infinitives..
O.O
From the very same people who advise your character doesn’t have to be likeable…
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