Tag Archives: villains

7 Tips To An All Villain Story

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

The meme above sums it up pretty well, but there are times when characters know they’re doing bad things.  So, what can you do if you want to write a story where everyone, or at least the big ones, are … Continue reading →

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When Every Character Is A Villain

Posted on March 10, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

I watched ‘The Penguin’ months ago and I liked it.  Not saying I loved the characters in a way that I wanted to be them.  Some of their actions were horrific, but it worked for the story.  In fact, I … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Character’s Making Uncharacteristic Decisions

Posted on February 19, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

The above question does come up when you see a character acting in a way that they really shouldn’t.  For some authors, this could be growth in that a risk is being taken.  Yet, that doesn’t always come off correctly.  … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Evil to the Core

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Here’s a big piece The Mercenary Prince‘s prologue here.  It involves Stephen Kernaghan who is still the most evil character that I’ve ever made.  Feels like I always have to give a disclaimer that he’s a special kind of gross and … Continue reading →

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#3 of All Time- Being the Chosen One Is A Curse

Posted on January 13, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This post originally went live on August 10, 2022. One of the most common tropes in fiction is the ‘Chosen One’. This is a character who is destined to go on the adventure and, many times, win.  This trope traditionally … Continue reading →

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How to Gain and Lose Fame?

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

As I said on Monday, some people can get confused on what a hero should do for fame or infamy.  They think full on murder is noble while refusing to steal from the needy is a sign of weakness.  Let’s … Continue reading →

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Evil vs Misunderstood

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

As stated, there is a trend to turn evil villains into more sympathetic and misunderstood characters.  This has caused some people who like bad guys to come up with their own explanations for how they are misunderstood instead of being … Continue reading →

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When Backstory Can Change a Villain’s Reputation

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Both of these characters are villains from ‘One Piece’.  Specifically, the Dressrosa Arc, which probably means nothing to all of you.  Donquixote Doflamingo is the main villain who took over a kingdom, was a weapons dealer, had an illegal drug … Continue reading →

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Is There a Trend of Revamping Villains?

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Maybe it’s primarily a Disney thing, but I’ve noticed a lot of movies where classic villains are given origins.  This ends up making them sympathetic characters and explains why they’re bad.  It even goes so far as to say they … Continue reading →

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘Path of the Traitors’

Posted on May 21, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

How to explain Path of the Traitors?  This entry into Legends of Windemere is the third of the added trio.  The other two helped me with Yola Biggs the Chaos Goddess and Delvin Cunningham.  This one is where Trinity the Chaos Elf Queen … Continue reading →

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