Hero Hating

I wanted a character who wasn’t the typical nice-guy. I needed someone who was hard-edged. disillusioned. My editor Deanna suggested that I “settle into a character’s brain”, so I did, and wrote a few chapters. Wow. I really don’t like him! He’s a real jerk! I write a bit more, and just get more and more disgusted.

Can I keep writing this guy? What do I do with him…make him the villain instead of the hero!?

It’s sad. He’s changing my book by being this way, and I can’t seem to make him behave.

(I did give him a bloody nose, thanks to the heroine, but I’m still not satisfied.)