▣ Protagonist and Antagonist
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At Bouchercon we talked a lot about the way to give these characters depth. That is what I'll be discussing in this post, some of what I learned.
For memoirs writers: Write about your most intriging family character.
Your protagonist and antagonist should learn something from each other and be surprized by each other. You should do a profile of each before writing your novel. This should include:
1. The central problem between them
2.What to do, what steps to take.
3. What are the obstacles?
4.Who helps and who hinders each of them?
5. Who's problems get solved? Who's doesn't?
6. How are each of these characters conflicted?
7. What is the worst that can/will happen? What is the best?
8. Could this story be told from the protagonist's point of view?
Somewhere in the middle of the book the antagonist should get more page time. He should do something.
Most manuscripts need bigger characters, more substance, more substance, and more activity.