Hemovore Under the Hood #1 - Characterization

I thought I’d use my new novel Hemovore to talk about some writing mechanics.

 

Character -- quirky vs. annoying

 

It’s a fine line, I think, between a memorable character with a distinctive voice, and a character who annoys a reader so badly that they have to go have an Internet rant at the author’s expense. The fact that many popular characters delight some readers while making other readers cringe goes to show that intriguing and annoying are in pretty close proximity of each other on t