Comments on: The Antagonist Part One–Introducing the Big Boss Troublemaker https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/03/the-antagonist-part-one-introducing-the-big-boss-troublemaker/ Author, Blogger, Social Media Jedi Fri, 08 Dec 2023 20:54:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 By: It’s not absent mindedness. I’m in my elsewhere mind. - Mark Of The Faerie https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/03/the-antagonist-part-one-introducing-the-big-boss-troublemaker/#comment-117087 Fri, 08 Dec 2023 20:54:42 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2818#comment-117087 […] of Big-Boss-Troublemaker, courtesy of another creative soul – Thank you, Kristen Lamb! (Read Kristen’s post on Big-Boss-Troublemaker […]

]]> By: Gail Garrett https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/03/the-antagonist-part-one-introducing-the-big-boss-troublemaker/#comment-115507 Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:40:21 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2818#comment-115507 I like silence of the Lambs ..Red Dragon antagonist types. Bad guys.. who are educated & absolutely hate stupidity, also hating other bad guys similar to themselves.

]]> By: Kristen Lamb https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/03/the-antagonist-part-one-introducing-the-big-boss-troublemaker/#comment-114364 Wed, 17 Jun 2020 19:16:31 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2818#comment-114364 In reply to Adam K..

But the antagonist (Thanos) didn’t get what he wanted other than in the antagonist’s false victory (darkest moment for the MC). In the end he was defeated, his plan reversed. When you are dealing with a series (or even the internal structure of a novel) there will be the point where it seems the antagonist has won. That is the darkest moment for the MC (or team of protagonists), then there is a glimmer of hope, rally to the call and eventually the plan is thwarted. Thanos didn’t get what he wanted in the end. Sometimes, depending on the story, the antagonist can evolve as well. They don’t get what they believe they wanted in the beginning, but something that still is satisfactory (e.g. to die a noble death). Good endings should have a win/lose on both sides.

]]> By: Adam K. https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/03/the-antagonist-part-one-introducing-the-big-boss-troublemaker/#comment-114359 Wed, 17 Jun 2020 12:20:56 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2818#comment-114359 In reply to Author Kristen Lamb.

What about Thanos in Infinity War? Another blogger said it was best to give the antagonist what they want by the story’s end? Different medium but interesting idea. Thoughts?

]]> By: First Chapters: How to write First Chapters that Draw in your Reader https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/03/the-antagonist-part-one-introducing-the-big-boss-troublemaker/#comment-4662 Fri, 03 Feb 2017 18:15:55 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2818#comment-4662 […] Kristen Lamb writes some of the best stuff I’ve seen on the subject of the antagonist, which she calls the Big Boss Troublemaker. Here’s one of Kristen’s great posts on the BBT. […]

]]> By: Author Kristen Lamb https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/03/the-antagonist-part-one-introducing-the-big-boss-troublemaker/#comment-4661 Mon, 02 Jan 2017 20:50:59 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2818#comment-4661 In reply to Home’s Cool!.

The answer is yes the BBT needs to be defeated. That is the entire point of the story. And that doesn’t sound like literary fiction.

]]> By: Home's Cool! https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/03/the-antagonist-part-one-introducing-the-big-boss-troublemaker/#comment-4660 Mon, 02 Jan 2017 19:11:47 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2818#comment-4660 Anne R. Allen told me to come here and read this. She also said literary fiction is different, so I wonder about the BBT who HAS to die…
(And this is a huge spoiler, if I ever get this thin published.)
Can we imply this defeat? If the BBT’s last act is to murder someone in cold blood, with witnesses, on her own front porch, with a gun registered to her deceased husband, can we not assume the rest of the story?
Thanks in advance for your answer. 🙂

]]> By: The Blind Spot—Because DENIAL Makes for Excellent Fiction | Kristen Lamb's Blog https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/03/the-antagonist-part-one-introducing-the-big-boss-troublemaker/#comment-4659 Wed, 07 Dec 2016 22:36:28 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2818#comment-4659 […] Incident—This is the moment when the core antagonist a.k.a. Big Boss Troublemaker‘s agenda (Sauron) directly intersects with the life of the protagonist and has […]

]]> By: The Wound—Because Damaged People Make the BEST Stories | Kristen Lamb's Blog https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/03/the-antagonist-part-one-introducing-the-big-boss-troublemaker/#comment-4658 Mon, 05 Dec 2016 17:56:32 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2818#comment-4658 […] that drive our wants, needs, perceptions, and reactions and so should all our characters (even the Big Boss Troublemaker-Antagonist). Maybe your character is a control-freak. Perhaps he avoids. Maybe she is battling an addiction or […]

]]> By: Cindy M Jones https://authorkristenlamb.com/2011/03/the-antagonist-part-one-introducing-the-big-boss-troublemaker/#comment-4657 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 00:54:04 +0000 http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=2818#comment-4657 Reblogged this on Storyhaunts and commented:
Looking to create an antagonist or a villain? What’s the difference? An antagonist can be a whole society, an addiction, a judicial system, or anything that might thwart a hero from achieving his goal. Without an antagonist, there is no story.
Kristen Lamb’s post on creating villains,which she calls the Big Boss Troublemaker, can help you master the mind of the bad guy.

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