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May. 27th, 2013 08:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
seraelvishaAh reading more writing advice stuff. This time tumblr and about making villains scary.
If Lord Skulsanstuf kills for revenge, because of bigotry, or to prove how cool he is, he’s not as powerful. Readers hear about people in real life killing for those reasons all the time.
Instead, make him kill because he wants beautiful people never to have the experience of growing old and ugly. Make him kill because he thinks the only way to stay pure is to drink a glass of blood every morning. Then do a chapter from his perspective and show how delighted he is with his way of thinking. Instant chills.
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I'll stay out of my villain's head, thank you very much. It's better for my head.
I like their way of thinking as far as making someone scary though.
This is the post if anyone is wondering about the rest of the advice.
- Give them an unusual, unsympathetic reason to hurt or kill.
If Lord Skulsanstuf kills for revenge, because of bigotry, or to prove how cool he is, he’s not as powerful. Readers hear about people in real life killing for those reasons all the time.
Instead, make him kill because he wants beautiful people never to have the experience of growing old and ugly. Make him kill because he thinks the only way to stay pure is to drink a glass of blood every morning. Then do a chapter from his perspective and show how delighted he is with his way of thinking. Instant chills.
Nope
Nope
NOPE
NOPE
I'll stay out of my villain's head, thank you very much. It's better for my head.
I like their way of thinking as far as making someone scary though.
This is the post if anyone is wondering about the rest of the advice.