Your protagonist is the heart of your story, so you need to make readers care about them from page one to keep them hooked. In today’s video, I’m revealing the 9 most common mistakes that make readers dislike your protagonist — and exactly how to fix them to create a compelling lead they genuinely want to follow.
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9 MISTAKES THAT MAKE READERS HATE YOUR MAIN CHARACTER
00:00 Intro
00:33 They have no flaws
02:10 They're too passive
03:41 They feel like a stock character
04:54 They have no objective
06:30 They have no past
07:48 They don't evolve
09:14 They're out of touch
10:36 They don't reveal their emotions
11:49 They're melodramatic
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