: Re: Early investment in a character who "learns better" I'm looking for ways to build early reader investment in an unlikable character who "learns better," but not until fairly late in the book.

Why tone him down at all? Some jerks are just jerks. I have a friend who thinks he is enlightened and self aware, but is sexist and racist.

Changing POV need not mean giving him a friend, it could be someone who has either known him for years but not been noticed by him or is new to the area and watches the way this irksome fool treats people.

Maybe he has bought into all of the bull and thinks stereotypes hold a kernel of truth. Maybe something happened to his family, job loss and replacement by a minority.

If readers are more invested once he mellows, it sounds like he needs some virtues. Maybe he helps feed the poor, works at an animal rescue, thinks domestic abuse is vile because he has seen it up close and personal.

His scars help make him who he is, add dimension but do not prevent him from learning a lesson or two.

Load Full (0)

: Does my response fit into the scope of the question or is it too abstract? I'm applying to get into Brandon Sanderson's writing class this coming winter semester. As such, I've begun to fill

@Pierce369

Load Full 2 Comments

: What do I do if I have no idea how to explain how something looks or even what it is? In my story there is a hill and the hill looks like a stair case with three steps what would you

@Pierce369

Load Full 3 Comments

: Point of view switching I want to write a story mainly in third person, occasionally switching to first person. How would I do that most effectively?

@Pierce369

Load Full 1 Comments

: I enjoy characters who have interesting lives, or quiet ones. Any well drawn three dimensional character should be someone one can relate to, whether you have anything in common with that character

: Re: Early investment in a character who "learns better" I'm looking for ways to build early reader investment in an unlikable character who "learns better," but not until fairly late in the book.

More posts by @Pierce369

: Does my response fit into the scope of the question or is it too abstract? I'm applying to get into Brandon Sanderson's writing class this coming winter semester. As such, I've begun to fill

: What do I do if I have no idea how to explain how something looks or even what it is? In my story there is a hill and the hill looks like a stair case with three steps what would you

: Point of view switching I want to write a story mainly in third person, occasionally switching to first person. How would I do that most effectively?

: I enjoy characters who have interesting lives, or quiet ones. Any well drawn three dimensional character should be someone one can relate to, whether you have anything in common with that character

Login to post a comment!

0 Comments

Back to top