Guest Post by Jack Smith
To write a publishable novel, you must cover a lot of bases. This means handling a number of fictional elements seamlessly. Chief among these is creating a strong protagonist, one that is believable as well as compelling.
It’s one thing to speak of a strong character in the abstract, another to create one in a novel. If you’re like most writers, you continuously face any number of challenges, and since each novel is different, each set of challenges is different.
There are, of course, some standard character issues every writer eventually faces.
And so let’s mull over some of these . . .Continue reading
