“Make sure your main characters are likeable. They can be flawed, but your readers need to be able to root for them.” NeedsCharacterAbleReaderRootsFlawedMain CharactersLikeable Author:Janet Evanovich
“There are some things fundamentally off about the stance of the book. And maybe that's okay; maybe every book is flawed, and great books, as flawed as they might be, articulate a moral argument that the reader then carries forward. The critique to this model is, of course, to ask: Should a book be ever so perfect that you come out of it with complete moral agreement that can be sustained?” ShouldBookMightCoursesAsksPerfectMoralReaderModelsArgumentOkayAgreementCarrieFlawedCritiqueStanceGreat Book Author:George Saunders
“[In the moment of reading writer and reader] are both briefly their best selves, or at least better selves. A flawed human being writes something and 60 years later a reader picks up the book and something in them rises to meet it.” WritingYearsHumansBookSelfMomentsReadingHuman BeingsReaderPicksFlawedBest Self Author:George Saunders