K is for
Killer, Knife and Knapsack Secrets
K is for
killer, or antagonist in your mystery. K is for knife which your
killer/antagonist may use as his weapon of choice as he did in KnapsackSecrets, however the knife wasn't the only weapon used, nor was the killer the
only villain with an agenda in this story.
Knapsack Secrets by Billie A Williams |
It helps to
build your killers profile before you begin and decide what he/she wants
because that will be the basis for conflict in your story. Conflict, after all,
is story. Keep in mind no character, no matter how vile, is all bad. While your
protagonist will have a flaw, your antagonist will have a spark of good. Maybe
he is a butterfly collector/raiser and he gently releases his newly hatched
Monarchs into his flower garden with a tear over their beauty and fragility. Or
perhaps he rescues small kittens for little children.
Naming your
antagonist as a killer or a murderer, (serial or random) sets the tone of your
story. K is for killer. Hear how harsh the K makes that? M for murderer sort of mumbles the M and
removes the harshness from the word.
No matter if
it’s a cozy or hard boiled your word choice can help to define your story, not
just the words you use to name your antagonist, but the words surrounding
him/her and his/her actions in the story.
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