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May 2022

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Seeking the Best Villain in Your Story

2022-05-09
By: Darrell Newton
On: May 9, 2022
In: Writing

To drive story tension and conflict, every main character (protagonist) should have a villain (antagonist) of equal or greater ability. Ability That ability could come in the form of raw strength, cunning, knowledge, or any other skill that pins them against each other in a battle on a knife’s edge. The skill doesn’t even need to match. They don’t both have to be equals in strength—it often works better if their skills aren’t the same—but what does matter is that the protagonist and reader aren’t sure of victory. Nature The antagonist doesn’t need to be a human being. It could be an animal or anRead More →

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