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A Recipe for Evil: Six Ingredients for Creating a Sympathetic Villain

By Chelsea HindleEvery reader has that villain they like just a bit too much.From Zuko, and Loki, to Frankenstein’s Creature, and The Darkling, sympathetic villains are everywhere. And the fact is, fangirls and fanboys lap it up—we adore those brooding bad boys with...

What Anakin Skywalker Can Teach Us About Writing Fallen Heroes

By Sandrina de KlerkYou may love them, you may hate them. Fallen heroes. Perhaps you love reading them, but you’re unsure how to approach writing one. Or maybe you’ve tried to before and failed miserably. Don’t give up just yet! Fallen heroes can add...

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...

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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