“The best stories don’t come from “good vs. bad” but “good vs. good.” – Leo Tolstoy
I think figuring out the antagonist in my story was the hardest part for me. There’s some people who like to create a clear “bad guy.” Some people make nature the “bad guy.” I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do but after some time writing the novel, I decided that it was best to “avert my eyes” or “shift my energy” from the bad and focus on the actions my character needed to take in order to remedy the problem. The problem was that my character’s family got separated and they were all working in their own way to bring their family back together. That became the priority for my character.
It’s wild how real life is just the same. We don’t need to hyperfocus on the problem; we need to focus on the next steps to take to remedy the situation. It usually starts with seeing the problem. Once we see it, we need to get to work to fix it.
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