tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post3936164161211664227..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: Villains By Sarah J. McNealLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-64295407720100160852015-06-05T08:01:39.801-05:002015-06-05T08:01:39.801-05:00Connie, I have to agree with Kaye about Alan Rickm...Connie, I have to agree with Kaye about Alan Rickman as the villain in Robin Hood. He stole that movie. He does make a great villain--and I love him as a hero, too. He was adorable in Sense and Sensibility. Dreamy!Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-65272161763376803532015-06-05T07:57:24.506-05:002015-06-05T07:57:24.506-05:00Oh my goodness, Kaye, I love that you did that. Yo...Oh my goodness, Kaye, I love that you did that. You can brutalize them as much as you want and no cops will come to arrest you. Isn't it great to get revenge in a story? Who needs a therapist when you can write. I'm so glad you came and gave me a laugh as well as validation, Kaye. Thank you.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-82499483572383072612015-06-05T00:24:55.957-05:002015-06-05T00:24:55.957-05:00Sarah,
One of my villains and his sidekick are a...Sarah, <br /><br />One of my villains and his sidekick are amalgamations of several male supervisors whom I loathed.*grin* I combined their names and their abhorrent leadership and personal characteristics and gave these qualities to the two villains. It was great writing them into the story. It was even more satisfying when I killed one off and ruined the other character's career. lolol It Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-33643732372574720972015-06-05T00:18:58.105-05:002015-06-05T00:18:58.105-05:00Connie,
I agree wholeheartedly about Alan Rickman...Connie,<br /><br />I agree wholeheartedly about Alan Rickman as a villain. He was fabulously over the top as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood.Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-88035705683039755492015-06-04T12:36:38.406-05:002015-06-04T12:36:38.406-05:00I started working with trouble teens while in coll...I started working with trouble teens while in college and after moving to Colorado worked in a juvenile detention facility for many years. And I loved it I may add. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-40525578656322620902015-06-03T21:28:07.989-05:002015-06-03T21:28:07.989-05:00Barbara, I think psychopathic villains are the sca...Barbara, I think psychopathic villains are the scariest. They do what they do for no particular reason...just to satisfy some sick need or desire. Creepy!<br />Thank you for sharing your villains with us.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-50548715263301242772015-06-03T19:07:27.645-05:002015-06-03T19:07:27.645-05:00I've written a few books with villains. My two...I've written a few books with villains. My two favorite villain's were, Carla, a woman who is jealous of the main character and makes it her mission in life to try and destroy her marriage. And then there Was Elliot, a real psychopath, I start the book out by him sitting in his garage putting jelly on his fingers and then when an unsuspecting fly comes along he pulls its wings off and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396020400398531264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-83645530981391684742015-06-03T15:34:09.967-05:002015-06-03T15:34:09.967-05:00Kathleen, I wish I could write a duo of good/bad h...Kathleen, I wish I could write a duo of good/bad hero, too. So far, I haven't had a villain worth redeeming or maybe I just don't have it in me to redeem them. But I sure do think it would be fun to write a duet like that. I oughtta write that down for future consideration.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-44470081961788269512015-06-03T15:20:20.667-05:002015-06-03T15:20:20.667-05:00Sarah, I read that book years and years and years ...Sarah, I read that book years and years and years ago, too, and what I liked most about it was the way Lael-Miller redeemed the villainous brother -- who actually wasn't villainous at all, as it turned out. He simply had his own challenges, and those challenges set him in opposition to the "good" brother in the first story. Several other authors have done the same thing, only in Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-20160848025635732402015-06-03T14:58:13.443-05:002015-06-03T14:58:13.443-05:00Oooh, I like that idea, Kathleen. I like when the ...Oooh, I like that idea, Kathleen. I like when the villain turns out to be the hero, too. Black and white characters are no fun. Except for sociopaths and psychopaths, every villain has a story and a reason for what they do. I've read stories where I felt the villain just needed a chance to earn his own happiness and show he wasn't as bad as all that. Lindal Lael Miller wrote Two Brothers,Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-12289260651432993212015-06-03T12:54:58.326-05:002015-06-03T12:54:58.326-05:00Robyn, I have to agree with you on the whole too g...Robyn, I have to agree with you on the whole too gruesome to believe comment. I also know in real life there are villains who are gruesome like that cannibalistic guy, Jeffry Donner. Unless a main character in a story is being stalked by such a sick villain, I can't see a reason to write that sicko into it. Like you, I am drawn to a villain who has a reason to oppose the protagonist, one Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-15401923223773760482015-06-03T12:54:30.845-05:002015-06-03T12:54:30.845-05:00I love the kind of villain who is only considered ...I love the kind of villain who is only considered villainous because the story isn't told from his or her perspective. Flip the perspective, and the villain becomes the hero.<br /><br />Every character is the hero of his own story. Villains aren't necessarily "bad" or "mean" or "evil" or any of those negatives. They're not necessarily even "damaged.&Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-68483059393799409792015-06-03T12:05:24.786-05:002015-06-03T12:05:24.786-05:00Some food for thought on villains. I sometimes get...Some food for thought on villains. I sometimes get annoyed with book villains who are so outrageously gruesome or evil just because they are don't always strike me as being believable. I like villains with agendas, or past experiences that have turned them to their evil ways, or some form of explanation for why they think what they think or do what they do. Thanks for your thoughts.<br /><brZina Abbott Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07702876632509821510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-57005622198648720792015-06-03T11:38:10.443-05:002015-06-03T11:38:10.443-05:00Doris, I can't take all the credit for those v...Doris, I can't take all the credit for those villain questions. I saw them in a psychology about writing page and was immediately fascinated by the many types of villains. Are you going to write a story using a delinquent from your experience? What were you doing for 20 years that hooked you up with kids gone bad?<br />I appreciate your support by coming over and commenting. You make all of Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-22256132420704860802015-06-03T11:27:56.818-05:002015-06-03T11:27:56.818-05:00Cheryl, at least your sister read part of it. My s...Cheryl, at least your sister read part of it. My sister hasn't read a single thing I've ever written. Too bad your sister didn't read that story to the end. She would have closed the book with a big smile on her face.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-43422286499030515722015-06-03T11:25:41.084-05:002015-06-03T11:25:41.084-05:00Kristy, I totally agree with you about Cheryl'...Kristy, I totally agree with you about Cheryl's villain in FIRE EYES. I also liked Cheryl's villain in SWEET DANGER. He had something bad in his past that turned him into a monster. I love the kind that almost make me feel sorry for them.<br />Thank you for coming, Kristy.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-10885224945821797462015-06-03T11:23:02.646-05:002015-06-03T11:23:02.646-05:00Cheryl, you already know how much I love your vill...Cheryl, you already know how much I love your villains. I agree; every villain has a backstory. It's so interesting to find out what it was. Of course, there are the few just born with something broken or miss-wired in their nature. A sick psychopath for instance. I know you wrote a psychopath into FIRE EYES. I think I loved that villain because he had not one redeeming quality...just sick toSarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-32282124511183424082015-06-03T11:18:17.197-05:002015-06-03T11:18:17.197-05:00Connie, have you written a villain into any of you...Connie, have you written a villain into any of your work? What type villain would you want to put into your own story?<br />Thank you so much for coming and commenting.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-11594117237112756402015-06-03T11:09:50.834-05:002015-06-03T11:09:50.834-05:00Love, simply love villians. You hit upon some grea...Love, simply love villians. You hit upon some great ones, with questions and descriptions that were 'spot on' as they would say. I suppose having spent twenty years dealing with delinquents, and loving almost every minute, might have something to do with my affinity for villians. LOL. Great Post. Thanks for the nudge. Doris McCraw/Angela Raines.Renaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-17558343415268149552015-06-03T11:08:55.353-05:002015-06-03T11:08:55.353-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Renaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-38206192287350460452015-06-03T10:35:52.277-05:002015-06-03T10:35:52.277-05:00You definitely did your job, Cheryl!!You definitely did your job, Cheryl!!Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363740420272046549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-90359730338957821122015-06-03T10:12:14.138-05:002015-06-03T10:12:14.138-05:00Thank you, Kristy! That just makes my day! You kno...Thank you, Kristy! That just makes my day! You know, my sister told me she couldn't finish that book because of Fallon. She said, "I just can't bear to think of those thoughts in your head." LOLLOL I knew I had done my job.Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-76271322852693413582015-06-03T10:05:04.849-05:002015-06-03T10:05:04.849-05:00I think one of the best villains I've ever rea...I think one of the best villains I've ever read was in Cheryl's FIRE EYES. They can be so difficult to write but are so important. Great post, Sarah!Kristy McCaffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17363740420272046549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-81746565586068732392015-06-03T09:22:45.525-05:002015-06-03T09:22:45.525-05:00Hi Sarah,
Great post on villains--I love that li...Hi Sarah, <br /><br />Great post on villains--I love that list of personality questions. I think the main thing in making a villain convincing is that there must be a reason behind why he's become a villain. We can't say "he's mean just because he is"--there has to be a compelling reason as to why he's turned that way.<br /><br />Connie, I love Alan Rickman as a villain Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-76740969693820282872015-06-03T09:17:31.204-05:002015-06-03T09:17:31.204-05:00Hi Sarah,
Enjoyable and entertaining post. Nicely...Hi Sarah,<br /><br />Enjoyable and entertaining post. Nicely done. <br /><br />Alan Rickman is my favorite villain. From Die Hard, to Quigley Down Under, to Harry Potter. I just love that guy. I like Loki and Spike as well, but overall, Mr. Rickman rocks a villain.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06378090146801861924noreply@blogger.com