tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829473038212118995.post3177922664850337789..comments2023-10-29T05:30:59.905-05:00Comments on Write Me A World: Creating Sympathetic VillainsNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10680066584646789184noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829473038212118995.post-51760834613529338582012-04-11T15:50:07.894-05:002012-04-11T15:50:07.894-05:00love the examples...I think that convincing villai...love the examples...I think that convincing villains are difficult to write - but oh so good to read when written well. I've just written an Anti-Hero, and he was one of my favourite characters to 'bring to life'.Amy (Limey YA Lit Girl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01638503035429516747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829473038212118995.post-55200418020540785202012-01-16T19:32:48.172-06:002012-01-16T19:32:48.172-06:00Thanks Krista - I'll check it out!Thanks Krista - I'll check it out!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680066584646789184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829473038212118995.post-2763506915087566562012-01-16T10:31:39.897-06:002012-01-16T10:31:39.897-06:00I have given you an award on my blog. Stop by to c...I have given you an award on <a href="http://itakethepen.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">my blog</a>. Stop by to claim it.Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10348921731053503531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829473038212118995.post-84345995910393711232012-01-11T22:24:01.340-06:002012-01-11T22:24:01.340-06:00Rachel - Bet he has lots of interesting insights. ...Rachel - Bet he has lots of interesting insights. My old roommate worked in a similar situation as a therapist.<br /><br />Mark - Glad your memoir doesn't have bad guys. :) Good luck when you do start writing them!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680066584646789184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829473038212118995.post-60486377612680041712012-01-11T14:42:01.540-06:002012-01-11T14:42:01.540-06:00Aloha Nicole,
I haven't written too many bad ...Aloha Nicole,<br /><br />I haven't written too many bad guy roles yet, (I'm co-writing a memoir) but once WIP becomes "Done" I'm sooo looking forward to putting the flesh on some evil peeps :)<br /><br />Thanks for a great post, and I'm going to save it for future reference.Mark Koopmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634424953074803816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829473038212118995.post-57499278600575145562012-01-10T14:08:41.448-06:002012-01-10T14:08:41.448-06:00My husband is a gaurd at a prison, and he mainly w...My husband is a gaurd at a prison, and he mainly works with people with mental disorders. It really is sad. These are NOT good guys, but some of them are so screwed up, you really can't help but feel bad for them, too.Rachel Schieffelbeinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01629400142880123520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829473038212118995.post-78380726945869807422012-01-10T13:15:00.616-06:002012-01-10T13:15:00.616-06:00M.E. - Good points. I think writing from a differe...M.E. - Good points. I think writing from a different perspective is very important to keep a story compelling.<br /><br />Miss Cole - Kudos on the Alias reference. :)Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680066584646789184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829473038212118995.post-61239379950539403952012-01-10T11:34:46.266-06:002012-01-10T11:34:46.266-06:00You're right - as much fun as it is to write a...You're right - as much fun as it is to write an outright "baddie", they're better characters when they're human too.<br /><br />My favourite villains are the ones you hate but feel bad for at the same time. Arvin Sloane in Alias is my favourite example of this.Miss Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05014234633679291480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829473038212118995.post-51717225978420953532012-01-09T23:11:38.316-06:002012-01-09T23:11:38.316-06:00If you're not already familiar with it you sho...If you're not already familiar with it you should look up the Stanford Prison Experiment. A lot of people don't "approve" (that maybe be the wrong word for it) of it, but it forces us to look at ourselves from a different perspective. We can ask ourselves what we'll do in a situation, but until we're in it we can't know what we'll do. I think the point is that it doesn't make you ask what you'll do, but make you wonder what you'll do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972853269661439182noreply@blogger.com