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Video of a Novel: Day 79

Video of a Novel: Day 79

What I did to discover the motive of my antagonist...

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Shawn Smucker
May 25, 2022
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Video of a Novel: Day 79
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Today I'm talking about the difficulty of finding time to write at the end of the school year, with all of the kids' activities. There's a different speed to these days, and it's not always conducive to writing.

But I'm also sharing about how a particular approach to writing helped me break through and discover the true motive of my antagonist...yes, 50,000 words in, I've finally discovered it. The approach I used is an exercise we often recommend to our students for when they're stuck or trying to learn more about their characters. For more, check out the video below...

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