Writing better antagonists https://bmysticaladventures.runboard.com/t12098 Runboard| Writing better antagonists en-us Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:07:45 +0000 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:07:45 +0000 https://www.runboard.com/ rssfeeds_managingeditor@runboard.com (Runboard.com RSS feeds managing editor) rssfeeds_webmaster@runboard.com (Runboard.com RSS feeds webmaster) akBBS 60 Re: Writing better antagonistshttps://bmysticaladventures.runboard.com/p235384,from=rss#post235384https://bmysticaladventures.runboard.com/p235384,from=rss#post235384Well, we could imagine "nature" as antagonist, or "war", or such, but that makes writing very hard and less focused. The most I would get out of that is the hero fighting himself, i.e. the antagonist being the ego, or a bad side. Imagine Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.nondisclosed_email@example.com (Firlefanz)Wed, 18 Sep 2013 09:05:22 +0000 Re: Writing better antagonistshttps://bmysticaladventures.runboard.com/p235381,from=rss#post235381https://bmysticaladventures.runboard.com/p235381,from=rss#post235381Hmmm, reasonable ideas in general, though I imagine there are exceptions to it at times.nondisclosed_email@example.com (QS2)Tue, 17 Sep 2013 13:24:07 +0000 Writing better antagonistshttps://bmysticaladventures.runboard.com/p235376,from=rss#post235376https://bmysticaladventures.runboard.com/p235376,from=rss#post235376I found an interesting blog post today about writing better antagonists. And that really set me to thinking. We need good antagonists. We need them to be at least as good and strong as our hero, or they wouldn't be a challenge. And our readers have to be able to relate to them. So give them backstory. Make them believable. Possibly make them cool. That way, you're carving out the work for your hero. And here's that blog posts that says it all better than I can do it here: 6 Ways to Write Better Bad Guys Have fun with them! nondisclosed_email@example.com (Firlefanz)Mon, 16 Sep 2013 09:20:10 +0000