tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post8347680029567293239..comments2024-03-27T23:13:43.597-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose Publications: SinspirationsLivia J Washburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-18301206006039297742021-06-15T10:43:56.428-05:002021-06-15T10:43:56.428-05:00I love a good villain. I have 2 favorite types of ...I love a good villain. I have 2 favorite types of villains. One is the psychopathic villain who does horrible things to other people for no other reason than for the fun of it. These villains cannot be restrained or changed. The fear that they will harm someone in the story that I care about makes me invest in getting that villain before more harm is done and intensifies the need for the hero andSarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-13489587627600586982021-06-08T19:08:53.851-05:002021-06-08T19:08:53.851-05:00Thank you, Caroline. I'm lucky in the respect ...Thank you, Caroline. I'm lucky in the respect that I spent twenty years dealing with behaviours that most would call villainous. At the same time, using people who threatened or harmed those we love, is a great way to get back at them. (Even if they don't know it.) DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-51406309180302969592021-06-08T19:07:04.195-05:002021-06-08T19:07:04.195-05:00I'm glad you found the post useful. I do under...I'm glad you found the post useful. I do understand 'taking revenge' via the villain in your story. It is therapeutic, isn't it? DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-80055685591853789642021-06-08T13:34:37.214-05:002021-06-08T13:34:37.214-05:00Your posts are always interesting, Doris. I am gui...Your posts are always interesting, Doris. I am guilty of using a stereotypical villain at times. Like the others who've commented, I use people who have harmed my family or me to fill in the characteristics of the villain. Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-38073819579889301292021-06-08T00:59:31.160-05:002021-06-08T00:59:31.160-05:00The hero can only be as good as the villain is evi...The hero can only be as good as the villain is evil. Villains can be cunning to complement the hero (or heroine). I had one particularly bad female boss who played me dirty...twice. I got my revenge in of my books by making her a down-on-her luck gin-soaker has-been. I often take a trait from people I know/have worked with and combine them with others. What I cannot do very well, yet, is make my Elizabeth Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16553904624219542353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-10384859015283761422021-06-07T14:38:16.861-05:002021-06-07T14:38:16.861-05:00Thanks, Lindsay. I love learning how others get to...Thanks, Lindsay. I love learning how others get to where they do when writing, and thought others might be interested in how I get there.<br /><br />Like you, the richer the characters the more I get engaged in the story. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-88727505379058808602021-06-07T10:14:32.750-05:002021-06-07T10:14:32.750-05:00Really interesting, Doris, and I know what you mea...Really interesting, Doris, and I know what you mean about a realistic 'baddie'. I find a hero or heroine needs a strong foil and, as you say, all characters have their own motives that are worth exploring in full.Lindsay Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11513558547686982857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-19297135770150698622021-06-06T18:45:30.833-05:002021-06-06T18:45:30.833-05:00I don't know, Kaye, but... I know what you mea...I don't know, Kaye, but... I know what you mean.LOL<br /><br />Villains are the meat of a story to me, and when I can draw on actual experiences it does help. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-36542780768355876422021-06-06T18:13:44.240-05:002021-06-06T18:13:44.240-05:00Most welcome. If a villain looks like a villain a...Most welcome. If a villain looks like a villain and is acting like a villain at the start, then I think people would be clued up. It's the beautiful face, the charm that fools people into believe they are going until POW it's too late when you find out what they really are. So this is super blog to make writing think about the villain and how more powerful he/she can be if you really Deborah Macgillivrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871266987559473741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-85935104618783760312021-06-06T18:12:01.228-05:002021-06-06T18:12:01.228-05:00Doris,
I typically draw upon the villainous chara...Doris,<br /><br />I typically draw upon the villainous characteristics I encountered with supervisors and co-workers from my pre-retirement years when I craft a villain's personality. In one of my novels, I rearranged the villain's name and his right-hand-man's name from real school superintendents I had the misfortune to work with. It was cathartic to bring this villain to abject andKaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-3541407507203289762021-06-06T10:55:42.133-05:002021-06-06T10:55:42.133-05:00Thank you, Ma'am. Criminals are a fascinating ...Thank you, Ma'am. Criminals are a fascinating bunch, you just don't trust them. They don't take responsibility, unless it's to manipulate a situation. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-35040208636133672442021-06-06T10:52:59.522-05:002021-06-06T10:52:59.522-05:00I am so sorry for your friend, but not surprised i...I am so sorry for your friend, but not surprised it happened given the the history of the instigator.<br /><br />You are correct, villains many times have beautiful faces, and that can make them even more effective. <br /><br />I thank you for the kind words about the post. Doris Renaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-47901997455664993532021-06-06T08:19:42.408-05:002021-06-06T08:19:42.408-05:00Great post. I so agree that criminals often have a...Great post. I so agree that criminals often have a lot of ways to justify their actions, and when they can't they just lie. Either way they seek to avoid taking responsibility for their actions.C.A.Asbreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12342631407475364397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927727476793944291.post-85009384320983361852021-06-06T04:14:47.055-05:002021-06-06T04:14:47.055-05:00I love villains -- just not the stereotypical ones...I love villains -- just not the stereotypical ones. When I was growing up, there was a budding serial killer that made life hell for the children in our small town. I am not exaggerating. He killed his best friend's dog, a pretty gentle Collie, just because he wanted to watch something die. It was a matter of time before he killed a human to watch them die. When he was 13 years old, he Deborah Macgillivrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871266987559473741noreply@blogger.com