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Q&A How do evil protagonists win the reader over in dark fantasy stories?

My first fantasy novel was told from the perspective of the good guys AND the bad guys. Each had their own respective goals and when the story was centered around one or the other, the reader was s...

posted 13y ago by Steven Drennon‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T01:14:12Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/3394
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Steven Drennon‭ · 2019-12-08T01:14:12Z (almost 5 years ago)
My first fantasy novel was told from the perspective of the good guys AND the bad guys. Each had their own respective goals and when the story was centered around one or the other, the reader was seeing what those characters were doing. My "bad" guys didn't necessarily see themselves as being "good", but they did see themselevs as being "right". I have had a number of people tell me that they enjoyed getting more into the mind of the "bad" guys, so I say go for it. I believe readers would welcome such a change. (I'm even considering changing up a future novel to make the main character more shady!)

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-07-21T15:58:59Z (over 13 years ago)
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