tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630295318214379308.post6733242441229943976..comments2024-03-28T14:32:41.320-04:00Comments on Speak of the Devil: Writing The VillainWilliam Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630295318214379308.post-90112921151750405112010-11-23T09:22:43.879-05:002010-11-23T09:22:43.879-05:00Villains are so fun to write, but it is important ...Villains are so fun to write, but it is important to see what got them so twisted in the first place. You should blog about that older gentleman you mentioned. Sounds like he has a fascinating story.Maria McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138614172014005449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630295318214379308.post-78879079828630910472010-11-21T14:27:38.772-05:002010-11-21T14:27:38.772-05:00My family's known a man who must be well into ...My family's known a man who must be well into his nineties by now. During the War, he was with the Dutch Resistance. He spent those years doing things that the Germans would have considered terrorism, including killing people. It's only in the last few years that he's openly spoken about that.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630295318214379308.post-19654204002405373452010-11-21T12:15:49.867-05:002010-11-21T12:15:49.867-05:00I love writing villains, and I agree with Mike: th...I love writing villains, and I agree with Mike: they usually need some back story to make their actions believable.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630295318214379308.post-80897412285559628862010-11-20T21:05:28.017-05:002010-11-20T21:05:28.017-05:00All villains in real life have stories behind why ...All villains in real life have stories behind why they are who they are. Doing that in writing helps make the villain believable.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07701073254382883934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630295318214379308.post-13930442334081441132010-11-20T17:09:12.365-05:002010-11-20T17:09:12.365-05:00I don't think I could honestly wrap my mind ar...I don't think I could honestly wrap my mind around the evil that lurks in a terrorist's warped and twisted skull. Congratulations on creating the villain that puts fear into a reader's trusting heart. LOL. Intangible Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047040538015079182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630295318214379308.post-34193952847501863082010-11-20T16:53:15.601-05:002010-11-20T16:53:15.601-05:00Dammit! I guess I better ditch my antagonist's...Dammit! I guess I better ditch my antagonist's top hat and cape. The mustache stays.Karla Telegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04620936586826306747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630295318214379308.post-29401121240019752892010-11-20T16:34:04.746-05:002010-11-20T16:34:04.746-05:00LOL.. Love the Native American pic!! Villains are ...LOL.. Love the Native American pic!! Villains are indeed fun to write... thinking back to my attempt at writing a political thriller my villain was too villain-y. That was where I went wrong ... I didn't give him enough depth. Plan to revisit that story some day.PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630295318214379308.post-34223622244011456742010-11-20T16:25:30.533-05:002010-11-20T16:25:30.533-05:00You've done a good job on your villains (thoug...You've done a good job on your villains (though I'd use the term antagonists, since yours are hardly cartoon villains).<br /><br />And yes, I'm sure Snidely is pissed....Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685538277690762655noreply@blogger.com