How to Write an Amazing Protagonist

Your protagonist is one of the most important characters in your novel. They are the good guy or the one that everyone loves and roots for. Your novel will most likely be based on them, and you’ll have to make them extremely likable. Why? Because your readers need to connect to that character to enjoy the story. If your readers don’t do that, then how are they going to enjoy the story you spent hours working on?

 

Steps to making a good protagonist:

Make the character relatable: 

This is probably the most important aspect of making a character. In order for your character to be realistic and relatable, your reader needs to understand them. That means that your protagonist shouldn’t be perfect. They should have flaws, like all the rest of us do. They should face challenges, have backstories, memories of joy and sadness, etc. You get the idea. If your protagonist is doing something, justify their actions. Even if they’re committing a crime, try to make your reader understand their motives. For example, if your protagonist is robbing a grocery store, but they’re doing it to get food for their poor family, the reader is more likely to relate to the desperateness of that character. 

Having a relatable protagonist is the first step to having an enjoyable novel. If your protagonist is just doing things for the sake of doing them and doesn’t have any flaws, what good is there in writing a story about them? Readers want to read about someone who is like them and they can relate to.  

 

Have your character change

In most books that you’ve read, the protagonist has probably changed in one way or another. Maybe they didn’t have a selfishness that they had before due to events in the story. Maybe they found a new source of happiness. Maybe they found a new hobby. Whatever it is, it’s important that your character changes. This is because you’re going to put your protagonist through something, and they need to change in order to adapt to it (more on this later). Your readers will want to read about internal changes in your character. Your character might also have external changes that you can include. No one wants to read about a character making the same mistakes over and over again and refusing to do anything. Back to the previous point, having your character adapt makes them relatable as well. Your readers will be able to better relate to them, and as a result, have a better reading experience. 

 

Put your character in a conflict

A good protagonist must face a challenge. The challenge could be anything from finding love to solving a world mystery. Usually, that conflict is the central conflict of your story as well, but your protagonist can also face internal conflicts. Maybe they don’t believe in themselves enough to do something, and that causes other problems within the story. There can also… 

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