Character Flaws in Creative Writing

Are character flaws in creative writing important?  When writing a story, I think it's important to make the protagonist with flaws. After all. no one is perfect even in a story.

It is important that the reader can "relate" to the protagonist. Bad habits, conceit, jealousy, miserliness we all have some of those flaws.

The more "real" the more interesting the character is and believable in the story. A goody-goody can be very boring and unforgettable while a mean or jealous character can become quite interesting.

That's  why I like to mix real people's traits into my stories- they are more believable and can be easily related to.

That's why Nora in The Magic Herb- you feel sorry for her. Her struggles and dilemmas that she faces along with the heartbreak are all things

Letting Go

   

Letting go....Can you do it?
Can you let go of something you love?
What would be so essential to your decision to walk away from everything?

Letting go can be refreshing and good for the soul.

Letting go is another step in our journey in life but it must be made with care. Choices have consequences so a choice must be given a lot of thoughts.

Sometimes holding on too tight can be the worst decision for anyone.

In my book, The Magic Herb Nora faces some of these tough choices.

What she decides to do you will need to read the book and find out.

What would you do? What choice would you make?




Holding on is believing that there’s the past;  letting go is knowing that there’s a future.
—Daphne Rose Kingma

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