So now you've written a problematic
character into your story. How do you prevent that character from
ruining your story? Very few people want to read about a character
they hate unless there is something compelling about that character
they can identify with in some way. For example, I experienced a
story where the main character began as a rough, self-serving,
violent person. Throughout the story, he remained the same, and by
the end of the story, even though he had grown to care about one
other individual, he was still a rough, violent person, and I
considered him a psychopath—I literally hated this character and,
as a result, I hated the entire story told around him. I felt
absolutely no connection with that character, and because he didn't
change, I remained disconnected from him the entire story. If you set
your readers against a character to convince them he's a really
serious villain, you need to provide them with a hook to keep them
with you. It's a balancing act, because if the problematic character
stays an unlikeable bad-guy the entire story, he'll easily become a
one-dimensional villain. Your villain/problematic character needs
development, and a hint towards redemption...
As seven alien races struggle to co-exist in an uneasy alliance, the Inter-Stellar Union sends Union Guard agents on missions to preserve the crucial balance. These specialized operatives must do what regional security cannot, dealing with smugglers, pirates, terrorists, and even greater challenges in order to bring stability to a universe that needs it desperately. Without the Union Guard, the races will not be prepared to face a looming alien threat they can only hope to defeat together.
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