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38 | Writing Antagonists (And Why They're Really About Your Hero)

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

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How to Create a Transformative Main Character

The ancient Aramaic word for devil, if you translate it directly, is bringer of light. In essence, your antagonist is the instructor. They're offering learning and growth. So they're the one who's going to show you who you are, right? That's just saying no to assholes being in your life. You better learn it and then they'll go away. And we have some really fun guest announcements coming up that we will announce at the end of the show.

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