: Re: How to change the readers opinion of a character? So, I have a character who starts off a complete ass to everyone. She hates the world, especially the protagonist. Then again, she had no

As the story unfolds, slowly reveal her past. Make the reader empathize with her.

All of us are a bit of a pill sometimes. We just don't like to think of ourselves that way. But if the reader can start to identify with her, the reader will slowly change their opinions of her.

Make her slowly open up and share her past and why she is the way she is. Make her express a desire to change but show how hard it is for her to do so.

All of us have something we'd like to change about ourselves but struggle to do so. Try to get the reader to empathize with this character on that level.

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