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I'm writing a first person novel and main character has highly controversial views, many of which the majority of people would probably consider immoral. Would a character with controversial attitu...
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System
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2019-12-08T09:50:17Z (almost 5 years ago)
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rus9384
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2019-12-08T09:50:17Z (almost 5 years ago)
I'm writing a first person novel and main character has highly controversial views, many of which the majority of people would probably consider immoral. Would a character with controversial attitudes be a no-no for a reader? Or maybe a publisher? Of course, it maybe possible that his attitudes instead will be received with interest or maybe even awe, but I'm not sure on this. In either way, I still think such a novel deserves a shot. In summary, I'm afraid of a bad reception. I don't want to change the character much, he is like Zarathustra was for Nietzsche: A mouthpiece for my own beliefs and attitudes. **What techniques could improve the likely reception, to make the novel and the main character more attractive?** How can I prevent confirmation bias and other biases in the readers in such cases? What kind of structure should a writer use for this purpose?
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System
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2018-09-18T09:30:18Z (about 6 years ago)
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