tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172600568883405670.post4657809970611893440..comments2024-01-14T21:51:59.011-08:00Comments on A Writer's Passage: Writing Tip: Your Protagonist Should ArcAlanChinWriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391204766858688761noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172600568883405670.post-58370701097157002212013-05-10T13:34:19.211-07:002013-05-10T13:34:19.211-07:00As a reader, I am more fully engaged in a story wh...As a reader, I am more fully engaged in a story when the protagonist is invested or in some way affected by the outcome. I have slipped into their character and become part of the story. <br /><br />With that said, I think main characters like Sherlock Holmes do have very subtle arcs that engage some readers, although not transformative with regard to emotion, these characters lend themselves to well to linear problem solving, and as readers we can become equally invested in the outcome. I may not choose to read all the books in a series, but I think these characters are not necessarily boring either. <br /><br />Now, of course, I am terribly curious as to the identity of the gay mystery writer because it is always fun to dish the goss a friend from Australia would say. <br /><br />I'm new to your blog, Alan, but I enjoy your thoughtful approach to a broad range of topics and insightful information as well.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15567978142470153456noreply@blogger.com