Getting to know your character

The most fun thing about being a writer is creating characters that are engaging and likeable. But a Ms. Goody Two Shoes will make your reader fall asleep. While the reader may admire Ms. Perfection for a bit, a story about someone who is too-perfect will be intensely boring. So make sure you throw in a flaw in your protagonist’s makeup to keep things interesting. Flaws trip up characters and create conflict. And, conflict is what makes readers keep turning the pages. Also, a character without any flaw means she doesn’t change or grow through the story. Read the full post here...