Now it's back to writing about my writing process and it's time to focus on the antagonists I write. It seems I don’t mind having male and female antagonists even though I’ve plumped so heavily for females in the protagonist camp. Robert Deed ( Six Dead Men ) Terence Ire ( Six Dead Men ) Zaq ( Where Rainbows Hide ) Irina Bushka ( Where Rainbows Hide ) The Authorities ( When Rainbows Cry ) Kastaspella aka Jocasta Incantata ( Of Dragons & Witches series ) Grief/Brairton ( Sharp Dark Things ) Robert Deed’s name in this list may well surprise you. Let me explain. To begin with, his main aim is to prove Madison Bricot guilty of her boyfriend’s murder. The twists and turns of the plot however mean he ends up sharing protagonist status with Madison. He ultimately has too sound a nature to be the villain and his role shifts to that of the main romantic interest. But then, that was my aim all along, to trick the reader into t...
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