CHECK YOURSELF! ❏ Does your chosen hero change more than any other character in the novel? ❏ Is your hero’s problem or flaw specific? ❏ Does the hero’s problem or flaw create a desperate need for change? ❏ Is your hero’s goal tangible and concrete? (Will we, as readers, know when or if they achieve it?) ❏ Is there something standing in the way of your hero achieving that goal? (If not, the goal is too easy!) ❏ Is your hero’s need (or life lesson) universal? Would a random person on the street understand it?
