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@that_writer_girl_99 Imma here!

@graciegirl I have read the other books, but the first one definitely has the best story line. However, I think my favorite is the second one, just because of the pirates. 😛 And I didn’t like the third as much…the ending, *sighs* I liked Mott; besides Sage, he was my favorite character.
Oh yes. Never met anyone quite as snarky as him. 😛

@Dragon-Snapper My deepest apologies! Must’ve slipped my mind. 😛 I read the Ascendance Trilogy about a year ago. It was a lot of fun! (Though the False Prince is definitely the best book of the three in my opinion.) Have you read the rest of the series? I don’t want to give spoilers just in case you haven’t, but I thought the ending was very…[Read more]

@Daeus No need. 😉 Ben is awesome, we’ll leave it at that.

I haven’t gotten far enough into The Count of Monte Cristo to meet Luigi Vampa. (We just save M. Morrel from bankruptcy where I am.)
Ah, yes. Dreamlander. She mentioned that book a lot in her Helping Writers Become Authors trilogy which I just finished. The premise sounded interesting.…[Read more]

@Jane-Maree @That_Writer_Girl_99 I’m gonna take off. My brains are slowly turning to mush. XD Till we meet again!

@graciegirl Wait….you’ve read the False Prince? Why didn’t you tell me!?

@Daeus Chao!

@Aratrea Awesome! I’ll be on the lookout for it. 🙂

@graciegirl Yes; you can definitely have characters who initially fails a character arc but later achieves it. We’ll actually be publishing an article sometime next month by @sierra-r that will be touching on how to do that effectively. 🙂

@Jane-Maree Oooh, pizza. Don’t mind if I do. 😀

@Daeus I have some daydreaming and plotting to do. Its all about villains tonight. Mwa-ha-ha!

@Aratrea Zikers! Thanks for the rundown. 😀

I’ve noticed that there seems to be distinct types of ‘basic’ villains, but I’ve never been able to put my finger on the differences. It is very helpful to have it all explained so clearly.

Right now, Z (unfortunately) sounds like a tester, but from those descriptions, I like the sound of a tempter…[Read more]

@Hope I think that may be where I’m working against myself. I have several plausible things for Z to believe in, and thus, plenty of motives, but because I don’t condone the extremes he will go to to achieve these goals, I have a hard time viewing his motives as believable. I’ve realized that I rely heavily on being able to relate to my…[Read more]

@That_Writer_Girl_99 Luke did have some good moments. I especially loved the twist where he was the hero in the prophecy. It put a fun spin on things. 😀
I haven’t read the Door Within series, but that is an interesting idea to study the origins of Satan and find the basis of evil.
Ah! Yes, Moriarty! He is one of my favorite villains of all time.…[Read more]

@dragon-snapper I forgot about Conner! Yes, he was a most satisfactory antagonist. And Mother Gothel, yeah, gotta love her them song! It’s so much fun. 😀 I really liked her as a bad guy too, I actually felt disappointed when she died. 🙁

Anyway, thanks for bringing these specimens to my attention! *rubs hands together evilly* 😉

@graciegirl The way I see it, there are three different approaches you can take with villains: the foil approach, the tempter approach, and the testing ground approach. The foil approach is basically what you mentioned above: make the villain a mirror of the protagonist, or sharing similar qualities to the protagonist. Another way of putting it is…[Read more]

@graciegirl Hmm…villains. *que maniacal laugh*
@corissa-maiden-of-praise Umm…didn’t @hope write the Shadows of Hersweald? 😛
Anyway, my favorite villains are the following.
Bevin Conner from the False Prince: He has a calm demeanor and is very cunning, and will do anything to get what he wants. He doesn’t like to get his hands dirty. Also,…[Read more]