by kingdompen | Jun 4, 2021 | Articles, Characters, Theme
By Jodi ClarkWe all want our heroes to succeed. We want them to have their moment of glory, their finest hour, the moment where they understand the lesson they need to learn in order to stand up to their enemy and achieve victory.But none of that can happen in any...
by kingdompen | May 22, 2020 | Poetry
I'm the girl who loves Sméagol Who believes he could've been goodBecause we're all broken peopleBut we'd turn if we knew we couldI'm the one who loves VaderWho hoped in the man under a maskBecause, see, we all have hatersBut it's the goodness within that lastsI...
by Josiah DeGraaf | Oct 27, 2017 | Video
What better way to celebrate the approaching end of our month focused on villains than to teach you to ignore everything you’ve just learned about how to write a good villain? *coughs* We couldn’t think of a better way at any rate. (Guess that tells you...
by Brandon Miller | Oct 16, 2017 | Articles, Characters, Theme
A villain rounds out your story’s conflict by opposing the hero’s every move. But, like heroes, villains are busy people, and they have more purposes than wreaking havoc. You’ve probably heard that they need to be “sympathetic” and “relatable.” Maybe the source you...
by kingdompen | Oct 9, 2017 | Articles, Characters
November heralds the approach of Thanksgiving, holiday-flavored Starbucks beverages, and (for loyal Marvel fans at least) the theatrical release of Thor: Ragnarok. Since Kingdom Pen’s topic for October is villains, it seemed appropriate to write a piece on Loki...
