character motivation

  • Unlikeable Main Characters

    ByGuest Writer

    Can your Main Characters be unlikeable? Apparently they can, judging by two books I have read recently. Actually, in both instances the main characters were not only unlikeable but there was nothing redeeming about them. Nothing made me feel sympathetic to their plight (as a sidebar, both books were bestsellers which has me scratching my head). This…

  • When to Cut a Scene

    ByGuest Writer

    In a sense, the scenes in your novel are very much like pearls. Separately, they are lovely to look at but do not really add up to much until you string them all together. It is the same way with scenes–alone, they do not mean much, but all together they can be something priceless. How…