Origins of the unstoppable Gunslinger – even being dead won’t stop him.
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In literature, do you love bad guys? Which ones? Why? Did certain ones stand out over others? And sometimes isn’t it enjoyable just reading about the villain get away with his or her twisted plots and plans?
It’s your villain who drives your story. He or she is the one who upsets the apple cart, derails the train, rips the carpet out from under our feet and essentially gets the story going. If it weren’t for this individual, we novelists wouldn’t have anything to write about. Isn’t it time we gave the villain had his due?
Almost every work of fiction has a villain – from the moustachio-twirling baddies of the silent movies to the nuanced wickedness of a Shylock or a Macbeth. But it’s easy to end up with a cardboard cut-out. How do you make your villains credible?
Crafting great villains and heroes (or antagonists and protagonists) can be difficult, but this article outlines things you need to consider when creating your characters.
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