The essay by Heidi Reimer feels like a mini master class in characterization. Thank you so much for this! I will be referencing this piece over and over again for sure.
“An unlikable woman is a woman who doesn’t conform." I don't know about that. I'd like that woman, and I think most readers would. But I also think unlikable is the wrong word for characters that turn us off. First and foremost we need to care. If we don't care that makes a character unlikable, no matter how they are presented.
The essay by Heidi Reimer feels like a mini master class in characterization. Thank you so much for this! I will be referencing this piece over and over again for sure.
“An unlikable woman is a woman who doesn’t conform." I don't know about that. I'd like that woman, and I think most readers would. But I also think unlikable is the wrong word for characters that turn us off. First and foremost we need to care. If we don't care that makes a character unlikable, no matter how they are presented.