How To Write a Novel — Antagonist
Day 5 of writing my novel in public
I’ve started something scary here on Medium. It’s something I’ve done before, but never in public. I have a process that I’m going to follow, and I’d like to share it with you.
If you want to follow the journey from the start, go here.
If you missed yesterday’s, you can find it here.
Day 5 — Antagonist
So far, I have used the two guidebooks I identified, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Gangsta Granny, to determine the genre, the mission, and the main character for the book I am writing. Today I’m going to focus on the character that opposes the main character in achieving their mission, the antagonist.
I’m going to start by looking at the antagonist in the two guidebooks, and then look at my antagonist. In searching for the antagonists, I’m going to look for the person who:
- invests as much in the mission’s success or failure as the main character,
- has the most to lose in the mission's outcome,
- wields power over the protagonist,
- is fun or compelling,
- and actively works against the main character.
