Below, you will find links for the 12 blog posts from Antagonist April:
Week #1
Antagonist April: Week #1 – What is an Antagonist? – Part One
Antagonist April: Week #1 – What is an Antagonist? – Part Two
Antagonist April: Week #1 – What is an Antagonist? – Part Three
Week #2
Antagonist April: Week #2 – Developing An Antagonist – Part One
Antagonist April: Week #2 – Developing An Antagonist – Part Two
Antagonist April: Week #2 – Developing An Antagonist – Part Three
Week #3
Antagonist April: Week #3 – Antagonist Case Study #2, Paul Dreyfus (Dante’s Peak)
Antagonist April: Week #3 – Antagonist Case Study #3, Colm Doherty (The Banshees of Inisherin)
Week #4
Antagonist April: Week #4 – Antagonist Writing Exercise: Do Your Own Case Study
Antagonist April: Week #4 – Antagonist Writing Exercises, Part One
Antagonist April: Week #4 – Antagonist Writing Exercises, Part Two
In several posts, I referenced a variety of sources when discussing antagonists. Below is a list of those books:
- Abrams, M.H. A Glossary of Literary Terms. Harcourt Brace, 1999.
- Dancyger, Ken & Jeff Rush. Alternative Scriptwriting. Focal Press, 2007.
- Edson, Eric. The Story Solution. Michael Wiese Productions, 2011.
- Egri, Lajos. The Art of Dramatic Writing. Simon & Schuster, 2004.
- McKee, Robert. Story. Harper Collins, 1997.
- Truby, John. The Anatomy of Story. Faber and Faber, 2007.
- Vogler, Christopher. The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers. Michael Wiese Productions, 1998.
I hope you enjoyed this adventure into antagonists as much as I did. Happy Writing, and I’ll see you in June!
