Unlikable characters

Characters are the most important part of a story. You can have a great plot with great world building, but if your characters are flat, unlikeable, and un-dynamic, your story will not be meaningful or enjoyable. What makes a character that engages a reader? What makes a character intriguing, likable, relatable, or awe-inspiring? Check out this blog for writing advice!

Each of the characters mentioned [Dr. House, Dexter, Walter White] have something compelling about them that makes them interesting to watch, even when they're not being very nice. Their compelling trait is also directly connected to the plot of the show.

2/5★ Being Cyrus Despite featuring an all-star cast, Being Cyrus is a confusing mess about unlikable characters doing unlikable things. Verdict: Skip #Bollywood #saifalikhan

Some readers want all female characters to be likable. But there's something to be said for the gleefully complex female protagonist.

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messy young women!!!! aka one of my favorite sub-genres which involves the coming of age stories that center messy young women. books in the “messy young women” subgenre are consistently some of my favorites; they’re uniquely captivating in offering authentic portrayals of complex, flawed, and sometimes unlikeable characters navigating the messy realities of life. the raw honesty and relatable struggles of these protagonists as they navigate relationships, careers, and self-discovery wit...

With the magic of cinema, audiences can freely celebrate when aggressively unlikable characters bite the dust on screen. This list will not be a look at the big bads who were taken down after a messy fight, or even mini bosses our heroes have to take out along the way. Instead, this is a collection of characters who are technically antagonists but who mainly do ... #unlikablecharacters #satisfyingends #movievillains #screenjustice #annoyingcharacters #cinematicdeaths #gruesomeends…

Hey, nobody ever said that being a grown up was easy. Hell, nobody ever said even KNOWING what a grown up is was easy. Noah Baumbach has made a (very wonderful) career for himself out of portraying people who no matter how sophisticated, well educated or otherwise (seemingly) grown up, are deep down more immature …

Unlikable characters aren't always the kiss of death in fiction. Learn one trick for helping readers sympathize with even difficult protagonists.

Not every character can be a huggable Olaf. Some can be downright prickly. Maddie shows you how to help readers get close to these characters (without being pricked). You can read her article by clicking the image.

Here are the 10 most common fiction writing mistakes. Learn how to avoid unrealistic characters, unlikable characters, and predictability.

No one is perfect, especially your characters. Use these handy lists to get inspired to mess someone up. Ummm, I mean, give your characters relatable flaws. 😀 More lists (with printable PDFs) available. 25 bad public behaviors. 10 driving bad habits. 25 poor health habits. #writingcommunity #writinglists #writing #wordlists #badhabits #masterlists #writingcharacters #writingprompts When you sign up for Robin Woods' Newsletter you get access to her Writer's Tool kit AND a free book.

Discusses one make-or-break way that can influence readers’ opinions in deciding whether you’ve created a likable character or an unlikable character.

Thank you to Tracy @CompulsiveReaders for my place on the tour and to @orionbooks for my copy via NetGalley. All opinions are honest and my own. Blurb CantBeArsed8: Am I the villain for being furio…

Flaws in characters make them feel more real and authentic, but it’s important that their flaws don’t make readers root against them. Here, author Danielle Owen-Jones offers eight tips to help make an unlikable character likable.

There are as many different author photos as there are authors (naturally), but if you look at a lot of them, as I do in my line of work, you begin to notice some trends. Some are good. Some are pe…

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