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Writing a Good Antagonist - Writing a Good Book

2/24/2021

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Writing a Good Antagonist, Writing a Good Book, Matthew Dewey, The Penned Sleuth, When writing an antagonist, you need to consider the purpose of a confrontational force in your story. Your hero is being challenged by someone or something for a reason. Is it for the purpose of creating an incredible adventure? Or is it to develop your character? Or is the antagonist the real subject of your story?  Finding this answer is the first key to writing a good antagonist. Now, let’s discuss that!
When writing an antagonist, you need to consider the purpose of a confrontational force in your story. Your hero is being challenged by someone or something for a reason. Is it for the purpose of creating an incredible adventure? Or is it to develop your character? Or is the antagonist the real subject of your story?

Finding this answer is the first key to writing a good antagonist. Now, let’s discuss that!

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Writing a Good Main Character - Writing a Good Book

2/10/2021

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Writing a Good Main Character, Writing a Good Book, Matthew Dewey, The Penned Sleuth, When it comes to writing a good story, it goes without saying that you need a good main character. One that you feel good when writing, one which readers feel good reading. The kind of character that truly fits their role in the story. However, it is so easy to miss the mark and write a character that is alright, but not good. A character which could have been better, a character that could have been memorable.  Well, here’s how to make sure you do.
When it comes to writing a good story, it goes without saying that you need a good main character. One that you feel good when writing, one which readers feel good reading. The kind of character that truly fits their role in the story. However, it is so easy to miss the mark and write a character that is alright, but not good. A character which could have been better, a character that could have been memorable.

Well, here’s how to make sure you do.

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Plotting a Good Story - Writing a Good Book

2/3/2021

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Writing a Good Book, Plotting a Good Story, Matthew Dewey, Welcome to the first in a series of articles/videos where I talk about writing a good book. Advice, tips, examples and exercises that will help or challenge you to write a certain aspect of your story better, until it is at the very least...good. A good book is hard enough to find and a great book more so. However, what makes a great book depends on one’s opinion. Whether one likes a genre, a theme or even a character. However, most readers can agree on whether a book is good or not, bias cannot affect that.  I am going to show you how to write a good book.
Welcome to the first in a series of articles/videos where I talk about writing a good book. Advice, tips, examples and exercises that will help or challenge you to write a certain aspect of your story better, until it is at the very least...good. A good book is hard enough to find and a great book more so. However, what makes a great book depends on one’s opinion. Whether one likes a genre, a theme or even a character. However, most readers can agree on whether a book is good or not, bias cannot affect that.

I am going to show you how to write a good book.

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