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Anna Windrider is a gritty airship captain looking for opportunity and adventure. The crew of the Evangeline is in desperate need of coin. While searching for work at the Air Harbors, Anna is approached by Sir Earnest Walmsley, founder of Atlantis. The famous explorer is leading an expedition to find a lost city and offers her a job to transport his team beyond the Rim. Despite her reservations, Anna cannot resist the call to adventure. Little does she know, dark forces are plotting against her.
Not only will Anna's world be turned upside down, but she will be forced to make a decision that will affect every man, woman, and child in the Empire.

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In this video, Josh explains the difference between villains, antagonists, shadow archetypes, and tragic heroes  

00:00 Intro 

02:00 Background 

04:52 Definitions 

06:40 Hypothetical examples 

13:47 Cersei & Daenerys 

20:09 Snape 

22:45 Joker & Twoface 

31:43 Avengers: Civil War 

41:20 Hybrid examples 

48:31 Tragic hero 

50:45 Outro  

Check out the blog on this episode here: https://www.story-ninjas.com/post/what-s-the-difference-between-a-villain-antagonist-shadow-archetypes-and-tragic-heroes 

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Learn how to write the classic hero archetype here: https://a.co/d/bTtr3d6Get the basic reader magnet strategy today: https://BookHip.com/QSJNMFS Josh is a military veteran, public speaker, and father of three. Josh has published multiple science fiction, fantasy, and nonfiction books. When not writing, Josh plays video games like Mass Effect, God of War, and Mortal Kombat. Growing up as a comic book geek in the 80s, Josh has an affinity for superhero stories. He's also a huge fan of classic Star Wars and owns multiple lightsabers. His other hobbies include powerlifting, roller skating, and beach bumming.  Feel free to follow Josh here, to get updates on all of his latest projects:  https://linktr.ee/joshcoker

In this episode, Josh discusses the difference between a lead magnet and a reader magnet. He also explains how the independent publishing industry is different from other business models.   

While this is tailored to science fiction and fantasy self-published authors, it can also apply to any fiction writer.  

Download Josh’s list of reader magnet ideas here: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/5rmurd5kib

Get the basic reader magnet strategy today: https://BookHip.com/QSJNMFS

You can read the related blog post here: https://www.story-ninjas.com/post/unr... 

00:00 Intro/Background 

01:18 Two different industries 

07:20 Terminology 

10:29 Example lead/reader magnets 

12:45 Primary objective 

14:28 Importance of a newsletter 

16:47 Future of indie book publishing

21:19 Best YT searches for self-publishing 

25:16 Outro  

Josh is a military veteran, public speaker, and father of three. Josh has published multiple science fiction, fantasy, and nonfiction books. When not writing, Josh plays video games like Mass Effect, God of War, and Mortal Kombat. Growing up as a comic book geek in the 80s, Josh has an affinity for superhero stories. He's also a huge fan of classic Star Wars and owns multiple lightsabers. His other hobbies include powerlifting, roller skating, and beach bumming.  

Find out what Josh is up to here:  https://linktr.ee/joshcoker