Creating Your Story’s Protagonist

Motivations, Fears, Goals, the Character Arc, and Conflict

It’s time to create the most important character in your book: the protagonist.

This character will need to be interesting — and human — enough to make your reader curious about and feel connected to them, and likeable enough to make your reader root for them in the face of adversary.

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Jen M

A freelance writer, writer, artist, geek, hopeless (and hopeful) romantic, and over-thinker.