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Q&A Where is the line between a tough love character and a pure asshole?

So, I have a character who was going to just be an unlikable character at the start of the novel, but now I want to make her more caring towards certain people, like the innocent character. Thing i...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Kale Slade‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T11:55:02Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/45245
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Kale Slade‭ · 2019-12-08T11:55:02Z (about 5 years ago)
So, I have a character who was going to just be an unlikable character at the start of the novel, but now I want to make her more caring towards certain people, like the innocent character. Thing is, I also don't want to go overboard all over again. I want to balance her character between tough love, and being a complete ass. she needs to be disliked, still, but you can also see that she's redeemable with character development. But how do I do that?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-05-18T14:11:24Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 3