| Sometimes writers mistakenly devote most
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| | world.
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| of their attention to developing the main
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| | Torment plagues most protagonists from
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| character while leaving the antagonist
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| | time to time. Bad guys should experience
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| flat and underutilized. Yet so much of
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| | torment as much as, if not more than, the
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| the meat of a story can be found in the
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| | good guys. Torment is what keeps that
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| doings of a well-written bad guy who
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| | dark flame of hate burning like a
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| experiences hatred, pain, torment, and
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| | wildfire. Maybe it springs from letting a
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| even the opportunity for rehabilitation.
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| | girl he truly loves slip through his
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| A character's hatred can be triggered by
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| | fingers or from the investment he scoffed
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| a variety of circumstances, big or
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| | at that has made others millions. True
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| seemingly insignificant. Perhaps someone
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| | torment lies deep within, and it's
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| once neglected to offer him a ride home
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| | something he refuses to acknowledge even
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| from work, or kicked his dog, or even
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| | when faced with his own demise at the
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| killed his sister in an unforeseen
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| | hands of the hero. It is the driving
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| accident. Whatever the hatred is, it must
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| | force that keeps his goals at the front
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| be visible to the reader right from the
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| | of his thoughts at all times.
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| start. Even if the antagonist is able to
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| | Keep in mind that the antagonist doesn't
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| maintain the subterfuge in outward
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| | always have to be the one readers love to
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| appearances that he is a good guy,
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| | hate. Maybe as the story progresses so
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| writers should weave in hints of his true
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| | does his rehabilitation from hate. He
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| shady character for readers to detect. It
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| | might find himself helping others because
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| is never a good idea to blindside an
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| | of an experience he had, or nagging
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| audience with an action that seems to
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| | thoughts at the back of his mind.
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| have no actual potential of happening
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| | Gradually, a begrudging hero could
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| until BOOM, it's there.
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| | emerge. He becomes the guy readers hate
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| Be it mentally or physically, we have all
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| | to love, yet can't help but admire
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| felt pain at one time or another. It is
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| | anyway.
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| up to the writer whether or not the
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| | No matter what the root causes of the
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| antagonist shows his pain. The pain could
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| | antagonist's actions are, it's important
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| be pushed down deep inside, thus helping
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| | to develop them as much as the
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| to fuel the ember of discontent into a
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| | protagonist's. Readers then can find
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| bright flame of hate. Maybe an accident
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| | things to hate and relate to in both
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| several years ago left him alone, or with
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| | types of characters. They can contrast
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| a defect that has made getting a decent
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| | each character's motives and decide for
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| job difficult. Perhaps at a young age he
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| | themselves whom to root for. Likely
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| was bitten by a rabid raccoon, or forced
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| | they'll choose the hero, but who knows?
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| to care for an ailing parent that had no
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| | If you've developed the antagonist well
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| hope of recovery. There are countless
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| | enough, probably they'll find something
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| painful reasons why a person could lose
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| | in the bad guy worth cheering for after
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| his or her sense of what's good in the
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| | all.
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