63 - Convincing antagonists

Story Magic

06/20/24 • 41 min

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about antagonists!

What you’ll learn from this episode:

What an antagonist actually is
How to write believable antagonists
How antagonists are successful in their story purpose

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06/20/24 • 41 min

Story Magic - 63 - Convincing antagonists

Transcript

Rachel00:00:14.080

Hey, writers. Welcome back to story magic, the podcast that will help you write a book you're damn proud of.

Emily00:00:18.989

I'm Emily.

Rachel00:00:20.085

And I'm Rachel.

Emily00:00:21.621

And today we are going to talk about antagonists. This is one of those terms that when I was first started out writing, I was like, oh, protagonist equals hero. Antag

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