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Q&A How to write a compelling village scoundrel? [closed]

I'm trying to flesh out a character in my book that is basically a "town rowdy" that takes sport in antagonizing people, especially the main character. At this point I'm having a hard time making h...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by deMouser‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:07:37Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/30704
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar deMouser‭ · 2019-12-08T07:07:37Z (about 5 years ago)
I'm trying to flesh out a character in my book that is basically a "town rowdy" that takes sport in antagonizing people, especially the main character. At this point I'm having a hard time making him believable in my own mind. I know part of it is just the nature of that person, but I want him to be more than just a convenient source of conflict. Is there any compelling reason why someone would just wander about, making trouble for the main character? Or any character in general?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-10-07T15:53:27Z (about 7 years ago)
Original score: 2