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Desiderius Price

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  1. Each form of antagonist has it’s time and place in stories, depends on what the author is going for. Sometimes, a Mr. Joker or Lex Luthor is exactly what the story calls for. Othertimes, it’s less, even down to just “society” being “normal” in the story’s era/setting.
  2. Antagonists can also be more complicated too. In a particular story within my universe, I may choose a name/face to represent the antagonist, but the general antagonist is the collective whole of society, so it’s very multi-faceted in how it wants to screw over my protagonists. And that’s not out of spite or malice, but more in a belief within the society as a whole that they are right, and going about things in the right way.
  3. FYI, I”ve yanked episode five, Contempt as it needs to be revised due to some inconsistencies I was encountering in the next episode.
  4. For those following Jefferey, I’ve yanked episode five, Contempt, and will repost once I revise it.

    1. Wilde_Guess

      Wilde_Guess

      Ouch!  Continuity errors happen, and only the author knows.  It’s happened to almost everyone who writes a story with more than one book.  It looked good for the reader.  I’m sure the “corrected” version will be even better.

    2. Desiderius Price

      Desiderius Price

      Thanks.   Yeah, when I realized I was essentially revisiting the same point, that’s when I knew I had made a screwup.  So one solution is to rehash the several episodes into a multi-part mini-series sort of thing, because some of it would be excellent in fostering some of Jeff’s grumpiness …

  5. So, the 100 year old war is a minor spitting match between neighbors?
  6. Grrr… that sinking feeling you get when you realize you may have muddled and messed up an episode (or three) to the story, one of which is already posted….

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    2. Desiderius Price

      Desiderius Price

      It wasn’t something I could definitively put my finger on, just a sense that something is off, know what that’s like?  Like the episodes needed more focus or clarity, and be able to weave in the extra fluff that I want.

    3. CloverReef

      CloverReef

      I absolutely know what it’s like. The muddled feeling. More recently I can catch it sometimes before I post, but back in the day I didn’t have an eye for it and would get them ‘wtf’ reviews lol. I guess that’s a mark of skill to be able to say WTF to yourself about your own writing.

    4. Desiderius Price

      Desiderius Price

      Suppose it is.  I did violate a rule I had set for myself ages ago, not to post until after the next episode had a complete first draft.   I’m guessing that for this little bit, I’ll wait until I get it completely drafted before I start posting.  (The *next* little episode after this is already done, with a minor tweak needed due this episode’s material.)

       

  7. Villains have so much fun It gets more realistic, IMO, when everybody feels they are doing the right thing, especially when some characters think the ends justify the means.
  8. JKR mentioned that she commonly named her characters after places on the map.
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