Pitching Series: Who’s your main character?

I previously talked about the 5 Ws.  So we are going to focus in on that.  Who is the main character?  Most plays have a lead, maybe two.  If your book was a play, who is the star?  Let’s look at a common book.  Twilight.  It’s arguable that Bella and Edward are the leads, but really it’s just Bella, especially since it’s told from first person.  In the Harry Potter series, it’s Harry.  Yes, I’m trying to use obvious examples.  Both of these books have a whole cast of characters, but narrow your pitch down to just one person and maybe their enemy.  The character you want to focus on is the character that drives your plot and that we come to care enough about to keep turning the pages.  That is the only character who really needs to be in your pitch.  So, who is your main character?

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