Hey there, Savannah here. Before we get into today's episode, I wanted to share our next book

pick with you because I'm super excited to dig into this book and see how and why it works.

Our next meeting is coming up on November 16th at 4 p.m. Pacific, 7 p.m. Eastern, and we're going to be

digging into the fourth wing by Rebecca Yarrows.

Abigail and I are so excited to deconstruct this book and these meetings are always so much fun.

They're interactive so in addition to our presentation on why we think this story works

and why we think it resonates with readers, there are also polls and lots of opportunities to chat with other

writers and ask us questions and you know just participate in a group discussion

about a really awesome book. As always our aim is to analyze a novel and translate our learnings into

actionable tips, tools, and strategies that you can take and implement in your own

writing right away. So if you want to join us or if you want to learn more about how the book club works, go to

Savannah Gilboe.com forward slash book dash club.

One more time, that's Savannah Gilboe.com forward slash book dash club.

Hope to see you there. So in thrillers the

antagonist is usually someone who's intent on annihilation or devastation or

power at the expense of others. So they're usually incredibly clever and powerful and in

most cases they can't really be reasoned with. So they're kind of far beyond the

realm of reason. So some examples of a master antagonist would be someone who's a savvy criminal or a serial murderer or a master manipulator so someone who is just really good at what they do

Welcome to the fiction Writing Made Easy Podcast.

My name is Savannah Gilboo and I'm here to help you write a story that works.

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