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Fiction-Writing Boot Camp: How to Write Heroes and Villains

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About Fiction-Writing Boot Camp: How to Write Heroes and Villains

Introduction

How to Fix Common Hero-Writing Mistakes

How to Fix Common Villain-Writing Mistakes

Additional Notes on Realistic Hero/Villain Dimensionality

Using Archetypes to Your Advantage

The Importance of Flawed Heroes

Antiheroes and Lovable Villains

Earning the Ending

Project: Using the Character Sheet

What You Will Learn?

  • Welcome to Fiction-Writing Bootcamp, a series that will allow you to write the best fiction you can! Follow along with author Maxxe Albert-Deitch and learn how to write believable heroes and villains who feel more like people than flat "good/evil" stereotypes. Learn to ask the right questions about what you’re writing, catch fallacies before you stumble into them, and understand your characters well enough that you’ll be able to write them into any scenario!.
  • In this class you’ll learn:.