Question

Nico made this note while listening to Karin NPR interview.

People in story should matter to readers.

This note refers to which important idea found in the interview?

I'm one of those people who doesn't really think of thrillers in a conventional way
you have to make sure that the reader cares enough about these characters
"The Great Gatsby," where you had a lone
someone.

Answer 1

It’s the point that character comes first — that thrillers (and good stories generally) work only if readers care about the people in them. Karin argues against thinking of thrillers as just plot and action; you have to make the characters matter (she cites The Great Gatsby’s lone narrator as an example of how a single voice can create that emotional investment).