I'm working hard out (full-throttle, as it were) trying to finish the last edits after the MAJOR rewrite. In the meantime, I figured I'd give you folks a little frippery, a tiny something to amuse and confuse.
Then I realized, there's actual, solid, good advice here, both positive and negative, for writing your villains. Or is that just me?
As always, take what you like and leave the rest...
IMPORTANT ADVICE FOR VILLAINS
Do:
Do Not:
Do:
Do Not:
Do:
Do Not:
Do:
Do Not:
Do:
Do Not:
And Lastly, DO:
And Do NOT:
15 comments:
This is great! :D I've been running a 'Villain Month' writer's event on my journal... I'm highly tempted to link to this.
Elizaw, be my guest, link away. You've got a pretty nifty journal going yourself! :)
This is great. I don't have any villains in my WIP, but I may have to rethink that and throw in one or two now!
I tagged you for a meme, so if you need a break, it's a quick post that doesn't demand any deep thought -- or you can not do it -- or save it for a rainy day. ;)
My God, my eyes are still burning from that Darth Vader pastel outfit. I think my insides have turned outside in, or inside up, or aroundside back, or something.
Lisa, I accept your meme and urge you to consider a good villain.
After all, The Great Gatsby had that thing with the sharks, and To the Lighthouse was *so* much better with that secret volcano lair!
Charles, glad I could help...
Teriffic!
Oh God, yes!
My villain is invisible for most of the book but constantly referred to. Everyone thinks he's dead.
Heh, heh!
The only villainess that needs to be in that picture is Mystique. ;)
Bernita, Brilliant way to amp up the villain-menace! HIGH NOON does that, over an hour of the townspeople saying 'you know what kind of man he is' and 'you know what he's capable of'. Works a charm!
Come to think of it, worked a charm for Harry Potter, too...
SQT, I hope Mystique likes that coffee mug I got her last Christmas. It says 'Variety is the Spice of Life'!
This is freakin' hilarious! I know I poison albinos on a regular basis. Speaking of which, i saw a picture of an albino squirrel...
anyway...great post. Pretty pictures (eyes glaze over).
Hey Riss, thanks for stopping by. I liked your blog too!
Heee:)
That was funny!
I'm not writing about villains, but who knows?
These advice might come handy anytime.
*LOL* Thanks so much for this today! I needed that laugh. :) The pink Darth Vader is just sooooo bad! Like Darth Britney or something!
Great post! I needed a laugh. And as always, the insight is spot on!
sooooo funny, love it:)
HUGZ
Szelsofa, you never know...
Lana, glad I could give you a laugh. I love Darth Britney's Hello Kitty breastplate!
CS, glad you enjoyed it. You could use a little fun and distraction.
Etain! *Always* a pleasure!
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