Psst . . . Don’t forget about March’s contest to win free books and more! Check it out here. * * * (This is a repost of one my most popular blog posts, which I summarized 6 Tips at the bottom.) One thing that can come out as so cliché is when a character overhears […]
6 tips on how to Create a Villain with Depth, starring Alan Rickman
If you have a villain in your story, then here’s some great advice from one of the BEST VILLAIN ACTORS EVER: Alan Rickman (Snape in Harry Potter) you MUST check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpG9YaPF-nM “As far as I’m concerned, I’m not playing the villain. I’m playing somebody who wants certain things in life — has made certain […]
5 Tips to Add Depth to Secondary Characters
I was talking to my sister the other day, and since we always have random conversations, I asked her a question. Now this question came from a book full of (dumb) questions. My sister answered (see end of post), but what really struck me was: How would my secondary character respond?And I was surprised by […]
creating a proper villain
If you have a villain in your story, then here’s some great advice from one of the BEST VILLAIN ACTORS EVER: Alan Rickman (Snape in Harry Potter) you MUST check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpG9YaPF-nM “As far as I’m concerned, I’m not playing the villain. I’m playing somebody who wants certain things in life — has made certain […]
Dr. Horrible, scientific experiments, and how that relates to deep characters
I just read a blog post by Sarah Fine about making choices and it got me thinking (check out the post here). She had a great point that all characters in fiction have to make choices. And you could put 40 different people in a situation, and they will all act differently. One thing I […]
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