Characters Articles

4 Fail-Safe Steps for Writing a Truly Terrifying Villain

By Allison Grace You’ve done everything you can think of: your villain has an ancient castle with lots of gargoyles and cobwebs, he murdered his family to claim the throne, he dresses all in black, and his bodyguards are ruthless cut-throats.  But it’s still not...

3 Easy Steps to Developing a Villain Redemption Arc

By Grace A. JohnsonI don’t know about you, but I’m one of those writers who has to have a happy ending. I love to see light win out over darkness. Sometimes, I even love to see the villain redeemed. This is my most favorite aspect of writing—creating stories of...

Why Everyone Loves Loki

Dearest, KeePers, or whatever you call yourselves,  I am L.K. Olsen and I am burdened with a glorious article.  You really should keep a better eye on your interns. They are very easy to bribe.  I got wind Allison Grace was supposed to be writing a post...

Top Three Deadly Mistakes that Weaken Your Villain and How to Fix Them

By Jodi Clark We 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...
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