{"id":14912,"date":"2012-07-27T08:50:30","date_gmt":"2012-07-27T12:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/?p=14912"},"modified":"2012-07-27T12:31:51","modified_gmt":"2012-07-27T16:31:51","slug":"flash-fiction-challenge-antagprotag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2012\/07\/27\/flash-fiction-challenge-antagprotag\/","title":{"rendered":"Flash Fiction Challenge: &#8220;Antag\/Protag&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/135\/349551513_6660250ba3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/135\/349551513_6660250ba3.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Last week&#8217;s challenge? <a title=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2012\/07\/20\/flash-fiction-challenge-must-love-time-travel\/\" href=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2012\/07\/20\/flash-fiction-challenge-must-love-time-travel\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Must Love Time Travel<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This week, I talked about <a title=\"25-things-you-should-know-about-antagonists\" href=\"http:\/\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/2012\/07\/24\/25-things-you-should-know-about-antagonists\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>what it takes to write an antagonist<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And so it seems like a good time to connect a flash fiction challenge to it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Here&#8217;s what you&#8217;re going to do.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You&#8217;re going to write a flash fiction story, maximum 1000-words.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You will write <em>half<\/em> of it from the perspective of a protagonist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You will write <em>half<\/em> of it from the perspective of the antagonist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As always, post your stories online, and drop a link in the comments below so we can read your work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Share yours, read others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You&#8217;ve got one week. Due by August 3rd, noon EST.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I&#8217;ll choose three random participants to receive a copy of my newest writing-related e-book, <strong>500 Ways To Tell A Better Story<\/strong>. Now go forth, word-wranglers. Write your words.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week&#8217;s challenge? Must Love Time Travel. This week, I talked about what it takes to write an antagonist. And so it seems like a good time to connect a flash fiction challenge to it. Here&#8217;s what you&#8217;re going to do. You&#8217;re going to write a flash fiction story, maximum 1000-words. 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