Quiz Your Protagonist

A free self-paced email course with two weeks of surprising interview questions for your MG or YA character to answer

How well do you know your main character? I mean really know them? The more you understand your hero and their hopes, dreams, fears and motivations, the more believable and relatable their actions will feel to readers. And if your reader believes in your character, they’ll be more invested in the story and more immersed in your world. Bingo!

If you Google ‘questions to ask your protagonist’ you’ll find lots of handy suggestions like ‘how old are you?’, ‘what’s your favourite TV show?’ and ‘where do you see yourself in five years?’ These are a great start if you’re just beginning to create your character or you’re trying to flesh out their identity beyond the basics, but by prodding them further and throwing some unexpected scenarios and tricky choices at them, you’ll start figuring out exactly what makes them tick and how they’re likely to respond to the events in your novel.

Sign your protagonist up for this mini course and they’ll receive an email a day for 14 days with deep and meaningful questions to answer.

The emails are pretty short and text-only so they don’t take long to read but hopefully they’ll get you thinking about your hero’s inner life on a new level. The email opens with a simple question to ask them, followed by a short explanation of how and why this question can help you develop your character and story.

Remember, when you sign up for this course you should enter your name first and then your main character’s name. These questions are for them, after all.