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You dont need likeable characters. You need believable characters (self.keepwriting)
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The reader doesnt need sympathy for the characters. just empathy. they don't need to like them, just believe in them as consistent entities.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

There's the rub though, especially for fantasy writers it's a razors edge to make a character that is believable on their own that also interacts with a fantastical setting in a natural way. It's more than just slapping a hobby or two on them and calling them fleshed out, there's a trick to it that I just haven't cracked yet, no matter how many times I read the masters of the craft.