>>32017115>Villains and AntagonistsI think to write good antagonistic forces, you need to have them be the BEST of their kind. If they're evil for evil's sake, let them be completely over the top with it. You can't rationalize with pure evil, just deal with it. If they're after power, show how ruthless they are and how far they are willing to go to get what they want. Even if the villain isn't "deep" or "relatable", make them entertaining to see and deal with.
But with villains who have reasonable goals with understandable intentions, you start asking, "Who is the real antagonist? The one trying to accomplish their goals, or the one trying to stop him?" If you start to feel sorry for a villain, is he really that bad?
>>32018287>how do you choose?Very carefully. I think it all has to do with what kind of story you're wanting to tell.
Using my own stories as an example, TDT chapter 1 is mostly filler and introductions. TDT is definitely meant to be a "slow burn" kind of story.
With VoD, things happen back to back, moving along at a quick pace, so Chapter 1 zips right on by and things are already moving.
TDT9 should be posted by the end of friday, by the way 