tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post4263347873682745708..comments2024-03-18T01:49:03.153-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Antagonists Aren’t Just Bad GuysDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-14469345722910470872016-07-21T11:47:33.270-06:002016-07-21T11:47:33.270-06:00Nice post, Heidi. I am in the midst of my next my...Nice post, Heidi. I am in the midst of my next mystery, and your comments give me thoughts about my characters and motivations.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04723864242105419496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-19152042860407547052016-07-21T10:38:03.831-06:002016-07-21T10:38:03.831-06:00Thank you all for stopping by and for your input. ...Thank you all for stopping by and for your input. This is a fascinating topic! <br />Ye, Polly, I love that line too!Heidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-86367854420112119622016-07-21T07:43:14.719-06:002016-07-21T07:43:14.719-06:00I'm a big Hannibal Lecter fan. How can you res...I'm a big Hannibal Lecter fan. How can you resist the last line in Silence of the Lambs? "I'm having an old friend for dinner." Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-40827847009128535992016-07-20T07:56:21.139-06:002016-07-20T07:56:21.139-06:00If you are going to use anything other than an act...If you are going to use anything other than an actual villain, it is crucial that you make the audience believe that there is some form of literal or figurative death (death of a relationship, a dream, a self-image, etc.) to make the stakes high.Diana Hurwitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216220574149672733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-90411246684589399912016-07-19T21:25:21.104-06:002016-07-19T21:25:21.104-06:00Some of my favorite antagonists are self. It is so...Some of my favorite antagonists are self. It is so real to many of us. I guess the Psychology degree might make that bias! I also like weather as the opposing force. Carmen Peonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10702324268357337999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-62449101875869894832016-07-19T21:14:03.658-06:002016-07-19T21:14:03.658-06:00I always think it's interesting when the antag...I always think it's interesting when the antagonist is a friendly foe - the mother who thinks she knows best for her daughter and thus stands in her way, e.g.Mama Henhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057492034145042467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-33080707060688599322016-07-19T09:35:15.501-06:002016-07-19T09:35:15.501-06:00The options we have in creating antagonists open a...The options we have in creating antagonists open a variety of doors. No rule says a story is allowed only one, so the heroine may face a human foe as well as possible death in a plane hit by lightning during a fierce storm. While this might be an extreme case, it highlights the versatility we have in creating our antagonists. Nice post, Heidi. Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056682992943171805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-63187229267117327992016-07-19T08:31:24.997-06:002016-07-19T08:31:24.997-06:00Ernst Stavro Blofeld, head of the global criminal ...Ernst Stavro Blofeld, head of the global criminal organization SPECTRE. Who else?Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.com