Do Readers Warm Up To Your Protagonists?

For me, Donald Maass is one of the most inspiring writers of books on the writing craft, so I always enjoy his blog posts.  Today he once again provides great food for thought over at Writer Unboxed.

His comment about plot driven writers being afraid of getting too mushy is spot on.  You can read what he has to say here:

http://writerunboxed.com/2011/10/05/warmth/comment-page-1/#comment-169726