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“Don’t listen to yourself; listen to the advice that you give others.”

— Michael Lottner 

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4 years ago

How do you introduce an antagonist into a story? I'm stuck. They are important to the plot.

Introducing the antagonist…

The antagonist should be introduced in a memorable way that is useful to the story. However, first appearances and introductions can be different thing, and introducing them as a character versus introducing them as the antagonist can be two separate events entirely.

When you’re introducing the antagonist, you should keep in mind what the reader knows, and what they have yet to learn. Sure, maybe they know this person is the main character’s roommate, and they’re finding out that this roommate has helped their significant other cheat on them, but they don’t know that the roommate has held a grudge since high school which informed the decision to help them cheat. The antagonist’s introduction should be a strategic disclosure of key information. 

The introduction should also be memorable enough to evoke its own details in future scenes regarding the character. Perhaps what they say or do in their introduction should come up later. Their introduction should act as a bookend to their arc throughout the novel, so keep the ending in mind as you write their beginning. You must also be mindful that this is probably the first (or a new first) impression of that character on the reader, so you want to set the tone for their presence in the story and offer some preliminary character development for the reader to build on as the plot progresses. 

Here are some other resources you may find helpful:

Resources For Describing Characters

How To Fit Character Development Into Your Story

Making Characters Unpredictable

Writing Good Villains

Giving Characters Distinct Voices in Dialogue

Gradually Revealing Character’s Past

Tips on Introducing Characters

Creating Villains

How To Write A Good Plot Twist

How To Foreshadow

Tackling Subplots

Tips On Dialogue

Writing Intense Scenes

Tips on Writing Flashbacks

Describing emotion through action

A Guide To Tension & Suspense

Foreshadowing The Villain

Masterlist | WIP Blog

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4 years ago

“Easy reading is damn hard writing.”

— Nathaniel Hawthorne

4 years ago

“You must go on adventures to find out where you belong.”

— Sue Fitzmaurice 

4 years ago

Sometimes when I write black women I feel like I have to be like SHES BLACK! SHES DARK SKINNED! SHE HAS BEAUTIFUL DARK EYES! SHES DARK SKINNED AND BEAUTIFUL SHES BLACK! because I know that a lot of ppl would imagine a white woman if it's not expressly stated that shes black and even if they do imagine her as black they'll default to a light skinned woman especially if she's described as beautiful or she's a romantic interest

4 years ago

“We do not remember days. We remember moments.”

— Cesare Pavese 

4 years ago

“We didn’t talk about anything heavy or light. We were just there together. And that was enough.”

— Stephen Chbosky

4 years ago

Hi there! I was curious for your advise on how to get back into writing after a long absence? I haven't written for at least 3 years and I can't seem to figure fire out a way to motivate myself and get excited about something to write. I'm incredibly out of practice and stories rarely come to me nowadays. It seems to be easier to just continue with life mindlessly, not trying to write since when I think about trying to write I immediately think about what a failure it would be.

Kate’s masterlist of motivational content...

Choosing Your Writing Path

Restarting Your Writing Passion

How To Motivate Yourself To Write

Reasons To Improve Your Lifestyle

Tips & Advice for Aspiring Authors, Writers, and Poets

On Getting Started As A Writer

On Hating Your Old Stuff

Depression As An Inhibitor

Healthy Forms of Motivation

How To Have A Productive Mindset

How To Fall In Love With Writing

How To Incorporate Health Into Your Writing Routine

So You Want To Start A Blog?

Writing Through Mental Health Struggles

How To Improve Your Life In Little Ways

 Dear Writers Who Are Hesitant To Start Writing

Insecure About Writing Without Formal Training?

“All First Drafts Are Crap” -- My Thoughts

Getting Back To Writing After A Long Hiatus

Why “Burnout” Is Oay - The Creative Cycle

For Writers Who Want To Become Popular

Wanting To Finish A Story You’ve Fallen Out of Love With

You Don’t Need To Be A Professional To Practice Advanced Writing

Getting Motivated To Write

“Does What I’m Writing Matter?”

Taking Writing Seriously For The First Time

Sharing Your Writing With Others

Getting Burnt Out Near The Finish Line

The Beginning of The Writing Process

Benefits of Low-Stakes Writing

Taking Risks With WIPs

Masterlist | WIP Blog

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4 years ago

Bali's Unique Mourning Ritual

Bali is the only place that has been observed to consistently have funerals with no tears. In Bali, funerals are held two years after the person has died.

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