How to Create Characters Worth Reading

There’s no shortage of blog posts about what makes characters likable to readers. I’ve written about the issue myself. Theories abound withdifferent approaches we can take as writers to create likable characters.

But with every one of those posts, some will rightlybring up the fact that not all protagonists are likable. Depending on the genre or story, the protagonist might be anywhere from prickly to a full-on antihero.

Yet readers still read and enjoy those stories. Why?

It’s becauselikability...