10 main character mistakes new fantasy authors make

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Avoid these mistakes and you'll increase your chances of writing a great main character.
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00:00 – Introduction
00:33 – Lack of emotional truth
03:18 – Weak challenges
06:33 – No attempt to see it from the antagonist's perspective
07:45 – One-dimensional
11:30 – Don't describe through their lens
15:04 – Seeing plot separately from characters
17:02 – Weak introduction
19:11 – Hype without action
21:01 – Weak goals
23:27 – Does not solve the climax

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