#WatchMeWrite: The Matryoshka Antagonist Triumvirate

#WatchMeWrite is a campaign started by E. R. Warren and Samantha Chaffin, wherein writers record their process, speed it up, add music, and show it to the rest of the world. Here are all past #WatchMeWrite videos!

So basically I have ranted on the blog again and again about my new Camp NaNo WIP. And you shall be hearing more of Thomas and the crew, except ... it sort of became not about Thomas and the crew.

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Curiously, I find myself more and more partial to the apparent antagonists in Matryoshka. Here's why they are my problematic faves:

Kim, our foreign justiciar

Asian (Korean to be specific)
DID I MENTION SHE'S KOREAN (and her culture influences her a lot)
pretends to be stern but snarks at everyone
is right 99% of the time
but no one listens to her 'cos no one listens to the lady with the awesome dress
did I mention she wears a hanbok? BECAUSE SHE DOES.

Mallister, our Prime Minister

the most dignified tyrant of ever
may be old but is still the best manipulative bastard in town

even more than the actual bastard Thomas

loves his missing daughter (Shadowplay readers, do not spoil who she is)
is (platonically) fond of Kim, no matter what he says

Rosalin, the resident Cinderella

by Cinderella I mean she's kind and no one gives her credit
lost an arm and is still Mallister's technical deputy
literally gives everyone a chance
is friends with Kim and in a better book, i.e. not mine, they would rule together

Oh, and for even more antagonist goodness, I'm recording a version with a voiceover (thanks @inkylove16 on Twitter for suggesting!) just for my takeout army. I will talk about everything from the music to puns to playing with languages. And if you're not part of my ranks, you can join now to receive that upgraded version in a week!

Do you prefer heroes to villains, protagonists to antagonists? Or are you secretly evil like me? I MUST KNOW. Comment away.

Twitter-sized takeout:

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