Category Archives: villains

Readers

Posted on June 30, 2017 by

Free week and I am going to ask my dear writing friends how they find what we call “Beta Readers”. I have not had great success with finding people who ‘get’ my kind of writing. I have asked those who … Continue reading →

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What? Wild West?

Posted on June 23, 2017 by

The question of the week is: If you were in the WILD WEST, what would your job be? Me, in the Wild West. The “What would you do if aliens landed” question was more likely an option for me to … Continue reading →

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My Secondary Characters?

Posted on June 23, 2015 by

                                                              This week I am asked what do I think of or ask of my secondary characters.  Truth be told, I’m so focused on my Hero and Heroine’s story I never really think of my secondary characters; they just show … Continue reading →

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Excuses, Excuses

Posted on June 19, 2015 by

The question of the week is what makes a ‘good’ villain in a story. The answer is basically easy: Good writing. But of course, there is more to it than that. Does a villain need a backstory? Do we need … Continue reading →

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Characters We Love to Hate

Posted on June 15, 2015 by

This week, one of the foxes asked, “What do you think makes a good villain in a book or story?” Back when I was young, the definition of villain would have been “the bad guy” in a western or crime … Continue reading →

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