380. Starting from Rock Bottom: Writing Imperfect Characters, with T.I. Lowe

About this episode

T.I. Lowe discusses writing main characters with major flaws and the importance of such narratives.

Send us Fan Mail Returning guest and bestselling author T.I. Lowe discusses having a main character with major flaws, how to make audiences still root for them, and why these kinds of narratives are important to write about. *CW: Discussions of addiction* ▬ Stop by T.I.'s website: https://www.tilowe.com/ Peruse her extensive catalogue: https://www.tilowe.com/books Find more from T.I. on her socials: https://www.instagram.com/tilowe/ https://www.facebook.com/T.I.Lowe/ ▬ The Writing and E...

People in this episode

Host: Jennia D'Lima

Guest: T.I. Lowe

Topics covered

• imperfect characters
• narrative importance
• character flaws
• audience engagement
• addiction

Keywords

• writing
• characters
• flaws
• narratives
• addiction
• T.I. Lowe
• fiction

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