How to Create a Convincing Good Guy – Part 1
There is a lot to cover where protagonists are concerned – probably more so that creating bad guys, so in the first part of this three part series, we’ll take a look at what a protagonist is, what he or she does for a story and the different types. What is a Protagonist? The protagonist is the main character, the person whose story you are telling, and is also commonly referred to as the hero or the good guy. The story will centre on them; so much of it will be from their perspective. Every protagonist will have a problem to solve, and only they can do it (with the help of other characters). Every story needs a protagonist – what type they are and how they behave is down to the writer – because without that main character, there is no story to tell. It’s the protagonist’s story. They carry the story. Are There Different Types of protagonist? Strangely enough, different types of protagonist do exist. There isn’t a ‘one size fits all’ where main characters are concerne