And that brings us to a great tip for writing flawed heroes: Don’t let the problem stay contained to just one area of your hero’s life. Let the problem(s) manifest and spread and infect! Your hero’s problem(s) should be affecting their entire world: their work, their home life, and their relationships. When someone starts reading your novel, they should be thinking something along the lines of, Whoa, what a mess this person’s life is! That’s how you know you’ve done your job.
