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LOVE YOUR Treat your antagonist as
a real person. Their sole
It is the framework of
your story that sets the
antagonist in opposition. Have you imbued your

ANTAGONIST
reason for existing What happens when the antagonist with some of Use a real-life antagonist
should not be to act as a antagonist becomes the your own good & bad for inspiration, and give
foil to your protagonist. protagonist? characteristics? them some love too.

MY ANTAGONIST WANTS: WHY HE / SHE WANTS WHAT HE / SHE WILL SACRIFICE THESE
THEY WANT: TO GET WHAT THEY WANT: MY ANTAGONIST IS GOOD AT:
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OTHERS JUDGE HIM / HER BUT HE / SHE ACTS LIKE I CAN SYMPATHISE WITH _________________________
TOO HARSHLY BECAUSE: THIS BECAUSE: MY ANTAGONIST BECAUSE:
MY ANTAGONIST IS BAD AT:
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HE / SHE COULD CHANGE IF: HE / SHE CANʼT CHANGE WHO ELSE LOVES / LOVED WHY DO / DID THEY LOVE YOUR
BECAUSE: YOUR ANTAGONIST? ANTAGONIST?
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