Last week we talked about how villains can be constructed along the same line as heroes. (See part 1.) Goals and motivations are just as important for bad guys as for good guys – maybe even more important. So, now we know what evil deeds the evil-doers are trying to do…evilly. And we have a …
There’s an old saying in fiction: every villain is the hero of his own story. I think Willem Dafoe summed it up perfectly when an interviewer asked him whether he preferred to play good guys or bad guys. “Don’t make no difference,” he answered. “Everybody thinks they’re righteous.” And so it seems like we can …
We all know what it means to have attitude. And I’m sure we all know what it means to give attitude, too! But what does attitude have to do with your characters? Don’t look at me in that tone of voice! Okay, first let’s make sure we’re all on the same page regarding the definition …