A great villain is scary and memorable, but also believable and sometimes even pitiable. Here’s how to write a good villain that will strike fearandempathy into the hearts of your readers: 1. Focus on their narrative purpose They say every villain is the hero of their own story. But you...
When it comes to writing fiction, we each have our own unique challenges. For some of us, it’s a struggle to come up with names for characters. For others, it’s hard to write realistic dialogue. Maybe you’re like me and find it difficult to write a really good villain — I mean...
Start a scene with action. You can’t start every scene with an explosion, interrogation or car chase. Yet try to make your scene openings share active character desires, choices and dilemmas that make us want to keep reading. Consider how this also leads on from previous scenes in your ...
But even a tragic back story won’t make a villain readers love we have to take it further. A tragic backstory will make them feel bad for the villain, it may even make them feel like rooting for them or wanting to help them but it won’t make most audiences fall for them. Is Wri...
So resist the temptation to create a perfect lead. Who can relate to perfection? You’ll also have an antagonist (also known as the villain) who should be every bit as formidable and compelling as your hero. Make sure the bad guy isn’t bad just because he’s the bad guy. 😊 He ...
Its funny how Alliance fanatics just want high elves and less horses while the Horde fanatics want to be super badass warmongers who never lose, start a war, and beat the Alliance who they call the good guys but don't want to be seen as villians after wiping out said good guys... lo...
It’s also a good idea to make sure you’ve honoredreader expectationsand delivered a story suited to what suspense fans crave. Denouement Writers are sometimes tempted to skip writing theDenouementof the plot, or give it short shrift.
Overall the game is interesting and the translation is very good. Too bad the previous game of the same developer "How to Make a Floating City" got stuck in limbo after the announcement by another team. I wonder if another game of this developer "How To Make True Slaves" will eve...
10. A twist of fate Random chance ushers in a sudden reversal of fortune, usually from good to bad. The main character either gains or loses wealth, status, loved ones, or long-held beliefs. It’s crucial to make such a twist believable. (See #3 under How to Write Plot Twists That...
then do drunk acting and they would fall flat. It became quite a big thing. (On set) we did a bit of a ritual before any of the drunk scenes, which was to spin on the spot and then call action and they would like stumble out into the shot. But yeah, they’re all very go...