Tips and Ideas for Creating Villains I make up characters in my head all the time. Sometimes I write down my ideas, drafting character sketches. Most of them never make it to a story, but the really compelling ones do. Now that I’ve found a surefire way to harvest villains from the ...
The villain grew up educated and well-read, but has a calculating, miserable nature. He’s come to the conclusion that people are happier without being exposed to written ideas (Captain Beatty, the book-burning fire station chief inFahrenheit 451by Ray Bradbury) The villain has been hired to...
You have been told you need to be writing villains, memorable antagonists that can supercharge your plot. But unless you're writing a fantasy novel, you might not be sure how to do this.
The first step to creating a villain is basically the same as the first step to writing an adventure. You need to figure out the motivation and the resolution. But, in this case, the motivation and resolution are going to be driven by an antagonist’s goal. Now, you can start this pro...
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In many stories, the hero should be winning some battles, particularly if you’re writing any kind of series. Your hero may need a short-lived happy ending at the close of book, issue, or episode one. But if your villain needs to win rather than lose, how does that work? The answer...
I once again have to congratulate Christopher Nolan for striving for original thinking and fascinating concepts within a genre film. One may even argue that there are too many ideas here and simplification could have created a more emotionally satisfying film. However, there are many moments of ci...
Any ideas of romantic bliss are also completely removed, with the new track featuring lyrics such as “I hate honey and she hates me, but that’s the way it’s supposed to be. I’m gonna run, gonna run till I hit the sun, some evil cunt’s gonna get my gun.” If you were eve...
for touring, and with plenty of time on her hands, Weiss and Coomes got together to jam, with their practice sessions helping her regain her skills after time away from the drum kit. They started writing songs together, and in April 2022 they set out on a 27-date tour. Later they ...