July 18, 2026
Writing the villain who is right
Why the most unsettling antagonist is the one whose argument you cannot quite dismiss, and how that shaped the shadow organization at the heart of WARLOCKS.
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Jason Bourne meets Stranger Things by way of John le Carré.
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Notes from the desk, between chapters.
Why the most unsettling antagonist is the one whose argument you cannot quite dismiss, and how that shaped the shadow organization at the heart of WARLOCKS.
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