The Redeemability Scale

Note: this post is in my writing section. If you’re looking for the literary agent analysis, click here.

The subject of redeemability didn’t cross my mind before I started writing books. Like all readers, I either like or dislike a book. Whatever misdeed the main character did (if any), they were either redeemed or punished by the end of the story, otherwise I might not have finished or liked the novel.

Character actions and traits are as important as the story itself. Every one of us have a...