Anne R. Allen: Rethink the definition of an unsympathetic character

There’s no shortage of advice on what to consider when creating a protagonist.

Anne R. Allen chimes in with a post on what makes a main character sympathetic versus unsympathetic.

We’ll give a hint: it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re likable versus unlikeable. 

Head to her blog for the nuances of sympathetic versus unsympathetic characters, sympathy versus pity, and personality versus behavior.

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