Character in Novels

Novels, imo, are about characters. Sure some are about events or plots, but all my novels are more about the characters. And if you want a great novel, which I'm pretty sure you do, you have to have great characters, like Trent Smith in KILLER OF KILLERS, or very interesting characters, like Hiram Weiss in THE VASE, or sympathetic characters, like Muhsin Muhabi in THE VASE.

You have got to make the reader care about them. That's some common advice any writer will learn before too long. I believe that all three of the characters I mentioned will attract the interest of the reader. The reader will want to know what happens to them. And because of that, the reader will read on.

And don't forget the bad guys, the strong female, and the supporting cast. I'll talk about them next week.