Episode 241: You are the 'Bad Guy' but that doesn't mean you are a bad guy

Segment 1First, Kasie finally got around to that whole cache of recordings and put them all up on Simplecast through June 30th. July to come. It starts here with “The Write Stuff” from last fall. (I know. I told you it had been a while).In August, we’re doing a series. We haven’t done this for a few months. We’re focusing on Characters this month:Protagonist (8/5)Antagonist (8/12)Best friends & love interests (8/19)To recap the protagonist, s/he’s one of these four types:Hero / heroine – achieves things because of their own meansAntihero – lacks the qualities found in the hero, distinctly unlike the heroVillain – unequivocally the bad guy – The Joker, Joe Exotic The Tiger KingSupporting protagonist – less common than other types, when the story is told from the minor role’s perspective – Nick Carraway in The Great GatsbyAnd has these 10 attributes:Has a problem that needs solvingHas the ability to actHas reasons to actHas something to loseHas something to gainHas the capacity to changeHas a compelling qualityHas an interesting flawHas a secretHas someone or something trying to stop themIf your protagonist doesn’t have all of those things figured out, better get revising.Read more on the blog