Here is an exercise for you to complete in time for Session 6 (April 21):
We've covered main character wants and needs. Now consider those of your villain/antagonist. What does he/she/it* want more than anything? And what is standing in his/her/its way?
Bonus round: As you look at your main character's and villain's desires and motivations, where do they intersect? Are they ever the same? Is you main character the biggest obstacle to your villain, and vice versa?
*If indeed the primary antagonist in your work is an "it" (cancer, a rogue wave, amnesia), think in those terms! What do these things do? And what might interrupt them from completing their natural courses of action?
We've covered main character wants and needs. Now consider those of your villain/antagonist. What does he/she/it* want more than anything? And what is standing in his/her/its way?
Bonus round: As you look at your main character's and villain's desires and motivations, where do they intersect? Are they ever the same? Is you main character the biggest obstacle to your villain, and vice versa?
*If indeed the primary antagonist in your work is an "it" (cancer, a rogue wave, amnesia), think in those terms! What do these things do? And what might interrupt them from completing their natural courses of action?
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