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Ooo, that’s a cool idea. And for and example of a mesmerizing villain who everyone likes, how about this character?

Hmm, that’s a good point. And no, I don’t have any interrogation scenes; well, I have one where a bad guy is running the interrogation, but the scene doesn’t go into details.

As to mental manipulation I’m thinking along the lines of keeping a prisoner on bread and water with the promise of food and riches if they give information (though that’s…[Read more]

Hmm, that’s a good point. And no, I don’t have any interrogation scenes; well, I have one where a bad guy is running the interrogation, but the scene doesn’t go into details.

As to mental manipulation I’m thinking along the lines of keeping a prisoner on bread and water with the promise of food and riches if they give information (that’s not…[Read more]

The Ezra Wilkinson System instead.
Write.
It’s highly simple, but it works wonders.

I think I’ll stick with this method…with the addition of self-imposed deadlines that keep me working even when I hate every word. 😉

You could also show how she deals with the pain; she might have developed some interesting quirks…things she’ll do or not do that health people wouldn’t think twice about. Maybe she doesn’t like leaving home or going more than a certain distance outside. Maybe she has an imaginary friend she talks to and plays with since she can’t always play…[Read more]

@writefury Billions…yes, I do believe you’re right. 😉

Despite tentatively agreeing with my own proposition above, that doesn’t mean I think it’s the final answer. Or that I’d support or use torture. But that’s the only case where I might let a good character use it.

I do agree that the ends do not justify the mean, however, which brings us back to the original question…would inflicting pain in…[Read more]

millions of blue blistering barnacles!

millions of blue blistering barnacles!

Proposition: It would be fine for a good guy to use torture on a bad guy who was breaking laws of combat/morality to find out information to stop such breaking of laws. Let me explain. In battle, generals on both sides might interrogate prisoners to discover what the enemy is doing. But in simple combat, I don’t think it would be right for a good…[Read more]

The little part in brackets towards the end is what you are asking about, right? Well, here’s my opinion for whatever it’s worth.

That part does sound a little clique. From what I see of Mairi’s character, I think her permission should be a little more reluctant. You wrote Your mother made me promise not to tell anyone, including you. I am…[Read more]

Yes! tell us how it goes. 😉

Welcome, Little Brown Dog. 🙂 We have fun here; no doubt about it.

@Littlebrowndog It’s fine you posted here first. 😉

Also, I think someone said it but I’m not sure who…a ‘good’ character could use torture without you promoting it. Perhaps he’s really angry when he uses it; or maybe he matures more later on or becomes a Christian and then he realizes it might not have been the best thing to do (assuming we…[Read more]

Great, you started a thread. I was going to do that later if no one else had. 🙂

This is a question I’ve thought about on and off. Under normal circumstances, of course, torture would be something I’d only have bad guys use. By this I mean physical torture. If the situation were serious enough, I’d have no problem letting good characters use some…[Read more]

I have a friend who’s MC is bitter, spiteful, and revengeful at the beginning of the book. And yet I love her. Part of it is that I can see the character’s past; what has made her like this, and I sympathize. Part of it is that the character is hurting, though she doesn’t show it (and covers it with bitterness, etc.). And part of is is that I know…[Read more]

Welcome Greta! I love writing fantasy as well. I’m currently correcting two fantasy books. 😉 And writing a futuristic trilogy which is interesting since it’s so different.

Are you currently writing a book?

So, as I was saying, there I was, sitting on the bench as I always doesn’t.

I absolutely love that line…and the whole passage too. It’s a very interesting telling of what happened without seeming to really be told, if you get my meaning. It just flows. Anyway, I just have two corrections.

They sat around one large table feasting in bursts o…

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You know you’re a writer when you make writing an excuse for everything.

Why are you talking you yourself? I’m a writer.

Why are you researching how to fight with a dagger? I’m a writer.

Why are you always on the computer? Take a guess…

Daniel #2 Thanks so much for your comments. And, since you seem familiar with this sort of stuff, I have a few more questions (if you don’t mind). Would a wound from a laser weapon be about as dangerous as a wound from a normal gun or would they be more deadly? Would the wound be burned at all? How much could a laser weapon go through before the…[Read more]