#17 Bad Guys, Villains, and Antagonists: a study of Redwall by Brian Jacques

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English - September 11, 2019 14:30 - 53 minutes - 99.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratings
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We're talkin' bad guys, villains, crooks and thieves, the real ANTAGONIZERS, the ones who really drive the story, who really get shit cookin', who really provide the hero with all kinds of interesting hurdles that he/she gets to overcome.

I go back to my childhood with Redwall from Brian Jacques, but also find time to hit on Harry Potter, Stranger Things, Lord of the Rings and Star Wars. Happy Wednesday everyone!

(0:00) Conflict makes a story. Without conflict there is no story (4:20) Dealing with Writing Problems by Studying the Masters (6:30) The Redwall Series by Brian Jacques, My First Love (17:00) A reading from Redwall, book 1 (23:15) Good Writing = Clarity of Vision. It's better to Err on the side of Obviousness than to flounder in the Sea of Ambiguity (29:00) Twilight, 50 Shades of Grey, Stephen King, and all of the "bad books" that people absolutely love (31:55) Dealing with problems with my Villian and trying to fix my first draft outline, a quick list of Villains in Fantasy and Sci-Fi stories (40:10) Stranger Things, Seasons 1, 2, and 3 (45:30) J.K. Rowling and Lord Voldemort: a nice, will-rounded villain. (49:00) Why I do the podcast, and thank you to everyone who is listening.

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