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Tag Archives: villains
7 Tips to Character’s Making Uncharacteristic Decisions
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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Tagged advice, author, characters, development, growth, heroes, tips, villains, writing
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#3 of All Time- Being the Chosen One Is A Curse
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
How to Gain and Lose Fame?
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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Tagged author, fame, fiction, heroes, humor, infamy, villains, writing
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Evil vs Misunderstood
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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Tagged author, evil, fiction, intentions, misunderstood, villains, writing
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When Backstory Can Change a Villain’s Reputation
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
Is There a Trend of Revamping Villains?
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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Tagged author, evil, fall from grace, fiction, misunderstood, origins, villains, writing
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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘Path of the Traitors’
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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Tagged amazon, answers, author, betrayal, chaos elves, dragons, elves, epic fantasy, fantasy, fantasy series, fiction, goddesses, gods, heroes, honor, kindle, Legends of Windemere, loyalty, magic, questions, redemption, spells, sword & sorcery, traitors, Trinity, undead, villains, warriors, Windemere, wizards, zombies
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The Chaotic Henchmen and Minions
I can’t touch on ‘Invader Zim’ without writing a post about GIR. That’s the robot eating tacos up above and Zim’s henchman. A being of pure comedic chaos who is completely unpredictable. Except you can predict that a character like … Continue reading
7 Tips to Writing Villain Protagonists
This is harder than I thought it would be. Mostly because I’m trying to predict what people will say. There’s always a wide variety of passionate opinions about villains, so tips can fall flat on the wrong ears. Some people … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, author, protagonists, role reversal, tips, villains, writing
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