Reading and Writing 1

Don't usually talk about writing on here, but whatever. These will be a set of rules that I've made up for myself, gleaned from reading and writing and life.

Rule #1 

 Give your character faults. Unless you really think you'll be able to pull off smart, perfect people like Lizzie Bennet or Margaret Hale. Give a character faults and everyone will relate. The more the better. I personally can't stand goody-two-shoes characters. The only two main characters who I really loved, in any book I've ever read, were the ones listed above. This is not a fault of reading bad books: if there is one thing I'm positive of, it's that I read good books. 

Sure, there have been main characters that I liked and would like to know, but it's hard to find a really, really good main character. 

Examples of goody-two-shoes main characters: Francie from a Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Skeeter from The Help.