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Writing Excuses Episode 7: Villains

Writing Excuses

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The Hero's Goals Are Running Contrary to the Prosecutor

The best villain thinks he's the hero of his own story. I write a hero whose goals are running contrary to the protagonist. Howard: Why do we like reading about anti-heroes? They're very popular in comics. Dan: An anti-hero is a villain filling a heroic role.

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