Five Things I Like Most in Fiction and Five Pitfalls

1.      I like overly emotional characters who have strong convictions.
Danger: Characters who are strange or different are not always likeable. They may have a one-track mind, are overly sensitive, paranoid, or critical. Readers may have a hard time sympathizing with a character who is on a mission.
2.      I like loads of drama in the plot line filled with difficult or impossible situations.
Danger: Readers may not believe the situations or tha...