Episode

Best Advice: heroes and villains

Podcast: Story Nerd
Published: Apr 29, 2026
Duration seconds: 1181
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Summary

In the season roundup, we share all our best advice about the speech in praise of the villain (what it is, how to craft it, and why it's important), and constant characters (they're waaaaaay more common than you think!). -V.