The Hell Trilogy: Protagonist vs. Antagonist
I should probably explain. I have published a book called Drag Me to Hell about the beginning of a war between two sides of immortals; one who wants to protect humanity (Pandora and friends) and one who wants to end humanity and start the world anew (Bailey and minions). On my stepdad, Tim's advice I decided to make a Hell trilogy because as Tim said, "If you write a trilogy no readers can ignore you." Yes, it's true that currently, I'm writing Head Hunters, but as of recently I'm going over my Escaping Hell notes as well. This should help me manage my time better in my work without confusing me. As I was looking at my notes for the antagonist, Bailey Fletcher I came to a very interesting discovery. I based not only Pandora Snow on myself, but I also based Bailey off myself.
I know what you must be asking; how could you possibly base both the antagonist and protagonist off yourself? That's kind of simple after adding a little insight. I didn't even see it at first, but when I looked at Bailey's notes today with fresh eyes I just realized that I think like Bailey as often as I think like Pandora. I'm not like bat crap crazy, but there's two ways to look at what I was going through when I wrote the first book. I could be positive and decide to move on after my father's passing and my life being flipped upside-down, or I could be incredibly negative about the fact that after my father passed I didn't really have anyone I could rely on. To handle all that was happening to me in a healthy way I did what I always do when I need prospective. I dive into my writing. I dove into writing a book I never predicted I'd finish but because I needed my imagination to keep me sane I finished with no problem. Now it's time explain the parts of me that I used for the main characters.
It's a pretty basic light versus dark when it comes to the protagonist versus antagonist. I mean both Pandora and Bailey had both lost their fathers who they were very close to. Pandora, unlike Bailey, was grateful of all that she had instead of focusing on what she didn't have. She was positive and used my life's motto since April 2010: "If you're not the one in the coffin then you should live for you and the one who passed." When I was seventeen and losing my father that seemed like a great motto. Looking back it's still better than a lot of what I saw after his passing. Pandora, like me, focused on her education, friends (the ones she had left), and family (again the ones she had left). Bailey, on the other hand, was my more cynical half. Bailey saw that everyone that could have been there for her wasn't. She felt abandoned. On top of that, she saw the world as a dark horrible place and wanted to just start the world anew. She didn't think of starting the world as a cynical and horrible thing; she saw it as trying to bring a safer and better place for the future children to grow up in. And even though Pandora and Bailey had grown up with different pasts I made sure it shows the optimistic way to look at things and the pessimistic way to look at what happens to you.
I know what you must be asking; how could you possibly base both the antagonist and protagonist off yourself? That's kind of simple after adding a little insight. I didn't even see it at first, but when I looked at Bailey's notes today with fresh eyes I just realized that I think like Bailey as often as I think like Pandora. I'm not like bat crap crazy, but there's two ways to look at what I was going through when I wrote the first book. I could be positive and decide to move on after my father's passing and my life being flipped upside-down, or I could be incredibly negative about the fact that after my father passed I didn't really have anyone I could rely on. To handle all that was happening to me in a healthy way I did what I always do when I need prospective. I dive into my writing. I dove into writing a book I never predicted I'd finish but because I needed my imagination to keep me sane I finished with no problem. Now it's time explain the parts of me that I used for the main characters.
It's a pretty basic light versus dark when it comes to the protagonist versus antagonist. I mean both Pandora and Bailey had both lost their fathers who they were very close to. Pandora, unlike Bailey, was grateful of all that she had instead of focusing on what she didn't have. She was positive and used my life's motto since April 2010: "If you're not the one in the coffin then you should live for you and the one who passed." When I was seventeen and losing my father that seemed like a great motto. Looking back it's still better than a lot of what I saw after his passing. Pandora, like me, focused on her education, friends (the ones she had left), and family (again the ones she had left). Bailey, on the other hand, was my more cynical half. Bailey saw that everyone that could have been there for her wasn't. She felt abandoned. On top of that, she saw the world as a dark horrible place and wanted to just start the world anew. She didn't think of starting the world as a cynical and horrible thing; she saw it as trying to bring a safer and better place for the future children to grow up in. And even though Pandora and Bailey had grown up with different pasts I made sure it shows the optimistic way to look at things and the pessimistic way to look at what happens to you.
Motivational. This passage has not only given me an idea but motivated me to keep on writing. Cheers on your first book. Keep on writing.
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