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@devastate-lasting

Yeah you wouldn’t be able to do it with all the villains in your story if you had multiple, but you could do it with one of them.

Kinda like in the LOTR how Sauron and Saruman were nothing like Frodo, but Gollum was eerily like him. Gollum was the exact thing that would happen to Frodo if he let the ring corrupt him, which was…[Read more]

@leon-fleming Haha yeah. Fireflies seems to be a pretty popular song.

@katniss-everdeen

This may be the typical answer, but Peeta because he’s the moral compass. And I have a soft spot for bakers.

However I really love how raw, real, and complicated Katniss is. I haven’t watched or read one story that has a character quite like Katniss in it.

@kathleenramm Oh yeah! They say one way to craft a really good villain is to take your main character but twist him wrong. Though, I must say, this wouldn’t work if you have multiple villains.

Personally when writing I like writing from my villain’s POV most. It makes him seem more human to me.

@millennium @leon-fleming My signature on SE used to be “I like to make myself believe…that planet Earth…turns…slowly” actually XD

@millennium Ooh. That is a solid premise.

@not-so-secret-secret-assassin

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@devastate-lasting

I definitely agree that the best characters, including the villains, are the ones that have internal conflict and compelling motivations.

I also like villains and antagonists that scarily resemble the protagonist at his worst. The villain being a reminder to the protagonist that he easily become just like the villain himself…[Read more]

@lrc

Oooooh, glad you made this topic.

I honestly think that a good theme is one of the main things that makes a story memorable.

Loyalty is definitely something that can be explored in a story a lot of different ways. It can get pretty deep and complicated!

I also agree that showing both sides of the theme makes it much more thought…[Read more]

@devastate-lasting Ahh! Nice!

@leon-fleming Ohh okay XD

@leon-fleming Oh I remember my guild used to have a thing like that XD

@millennium Those are really nice names!

Can you tell me about your novel?

@millennium I would want two cats, one named John Tyler and the other Joseph Conrad. I don’t know what I would name rabbits, though. What are your pets’ names?

@millennium Nice! Both are ideal pets! Would own if I could.

Cool topic! I have a couple projects going right now, but my favorite theme of the two is probably from my futuristic/sci-fi one, Skyracer. It’s got a couple different themes: 1) you are not defined/you don’t find your worth in what you do or accomplish and 2) it kind of touches on racism as well.

@katniss-everdeen Hello there! While I am not that big of a fan of the Hunger Games, I must ask you, have you heard of that Hunger Games #0 that was supposed to come out recently?

@kathleenramm I really love villains but as soon as you asked this question I forgot about all of them :P.

Though I guess generally I like secondary villains more…and since I haven’t really read/watched anything with villains in them I can’t really say…

But a lot of anime I like have very good villains! Like Lelouch from Code Geass, the…[Read more]

@millennium Hello hello hello! And welcome! I’m glad you’re here! What are two of your favorite animals?

@michelle Hello! Your name seems familiar; are you on SE?

I’m a homeschooler too! I mean, not always…started midway through 3rd grade haha. What’s California like, and what treats do you like to make?

@leon-fleming I used to see these things all the time but I never participated ‘cuz I was shy —

But I think that we just talk about any writerly things here.