You Don't Like My Main Character? Oh Well By S.C. Wynne
Good morning all!
I have a re-release of a book I wrote in 2014 that was published by Loose Id. This was a touchy book for some. It was a book that most people loved, and a few didn't understand. Mostly I've gotten many letters from readers thanking me for writing this book. Damaged Heart is a special book for me. It's a personal book for me, so maybe I'm not as easy going as usual when people criticize the story. Most people get it, but there are those few who whine Cory was mean.
Yes, Cory isn't a nice guy in the beginning, but he has his reasons. I see people sometimes rate this book low because they don't like Cory. Oh, well. I guess you have no empathy maybe for people who have suffered horribly, and maybe struggle to be who you think they should be? Not everybody is nice. Not everybody is well adjusted. Sometimes people have gone through stuff that makes them hard to get along with. But so long as the character tries to change? I don't get the negative review thing. I don't rate books low because one of the characters didn't start out as a nice guy. If the character remains a jerk the entire time? Yes, that would frustrate me. But I like growth in a character. I like watching them change and try. That IS the point of a book for me.
The thing is, when it's a romance novel, all ends well. It has to because it's romance.The cantankerous person always ends up trying and learning to love. So why is it some people just can't get past the "unlikeable" character in the beginning thing? I'm actually curious about that. It baffles me.
Maybe I'm odd because I enjoy characters with an edge. I loved stories like Taming of the Shrew, and John Wick. Who the heck doesn't love Hans Solo even though he starts out as a jerk? lol I don't need my characters to start out nice, so long as they end up redeemed. In fact, I prefer they don't start out nice.
I might be the minority. Maybe most people love gentle lovey dovey characters who are sweet as pie from the first page. There is certainly a place for characters like that, but I like those characters the best when they have a foil; another character who is the opposite. I think that makes for a better story. In my humble opinion. And I actually am allowed an opinion.
Now let me give a disclaimer: All reviewers are allowed their opinions too. Readers have every right to hate everything I do, and every book I write. But I also have a right to my opinion. I have a right to write the characters the way I want, and the way that makes the best sense for the story I want to tell. Because, ultimately, it's my story.
I seem to be channeling Cory today. Oh, well. There's a reason I love him. lol
S.C.
www.scwynne.com
P.S. If you're interested in a love story with one sweet guy, and one asshole protagonist, who changes and learns to love, Damaged Heart is available here:
Amazon Kobo Barnes & Noble Apple
I have a re-release of a book I wrote in 2014 that was published by Loose Id. This was a touchy book for some. It was a book that most people loved, and a few didn't understand. Mostly I've gotten many letters from readers thanking me for writing this book. Damaged Heart is a special book for me. It's a personal book for me, so maybe I'm not as easy going as usual when people criticize the story. Most people get it, but there are those few who whine Cory was mean.
Yes, Cory isn't a nice guy in the beginning, but he has his reasons. I see people sometimes rate this book low because they don't like Cory. Oh, well. I guess you have no empathy maybe for people who have suffered horribly, and maybe struggle to be who you think they should be? Not everybody is nice. Not everybody is well adjusted. Sometimes people have gone through stuff that makes them hard to get along with. But so long as the character tries to change? I don't get the negative review thing. I don't rate books low because one of the characters didn't start out as a nice guy. If the character remains a jerk the entire time? Yes, that would frustrate me. But I like growth in a character. I like watching them change and try. That IS the point of a book for me.
The thing is, when it's a romance novel, all ends well. It has to because it's romance.The cantankerous person always ends up trying and learning to love. So why is it some people just can't get past the "unlikeable" character in the beginning thing? I'm actually curious about that. It baffles me.
Maybe I'm odd because I enjoy characters with an edge. I loved stories like Taming of the Shrew, and John Wick. Who the heck doesn't love Hans Solo even though he starts out as a jerk? lol I don't need my characters to start out nice, so long as they end up redeemed. In fact, I prefer they don't start out nice.
I might be the minority. Maybe most people love gentle lovey dovey characters who are sweet as pie from the first page. There is certainly a place for characters like that, but I like those characters the best when they have a foil; another character who is the opposite. I think that makes for a better story. In my humble opinion. And I actually am allowed an opinion.
Now let me give a disclaimer: All reviewers are allowed their opinions too. Readers have every right to hate everything I do, and every book I write. But I also have a right to my opinion. I have a right to write the characters the way I want, and the way that makes the best sense for the story I want to tell. Because, ultimately, it's my story.
I seem to be channeling Cory today. Oh, well. There's a reason I love him. lol
S.C.
www.scwynne.com
P.S. If you're interested in a love story with one sweet guy, and one asshole protagonist, who changes and learns to love, Damaged Heart is available here:
Amazon Kobo Barnes & Noble Apple
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