Can Your Readers Love Your Villain? - WritersLife.org
Released: Feb 21, 2018
Can Your Readers Love Your Villain? - WritersLife.org
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Hi I'm Jody from writer's life at work and today we'll be talking about whether or notyour readers can love your villain when we think of a villain we think of a character that we should dislike that gets in the way of the protagonists who we love and potentially harms or destroys their chances of reaching their goal however villainous characters can be the most effective dramatic and fun to write and there's no reason why readers can't adore your baddies just as much as they do your heroes however grotesque and horrible your villain is we still must connect to them and want to read more about them on some level even if they do make our skin crawl your villain should be someone we'd love to hate at best someone we have a complex relationship with and are utterly fascinated by what can you do to make your readers love your villain here are some things to try give them layers and history a villain with a surprising backstory it makes for an exciting read your reader will want to try to get inside the villains head and to understand why they act the way they do make your villain a complex and layered character they could be a terrifying serial killer but one that completely adores animals and would never hurt them they could be viciously angry but are so because of the way they have been treated in the past you don't have to make us sympathize with your villains but giving them multiple layers will make them more complex and interesting to read avoid cliches when writing a villainous character it is also easy to fall into the trap of making them very cliched try to be unique and brave when writing your villain their motivations might stem from similar storylines as ones we have heard before the jealous lover the power-hungry co-worker the evil stepmother but make sure that your villain has traits that are unique to them and this will keep your reader interested give them characteristics we secretly would like to have whether it's the ability to say it like it is having no fear being frivolous or having a superpower giving your villain characteristics and personality traits that your readers covet and is another excellent way to get them to warm to your villain and want to know more about them give them reasons and motivations just as your protagonist needs a reason for wanting what they want and setting out on a journey to get it your villain must have reasons for wanting to stop them make sure you don't just make a character terrible for the sake of it ensuring that your readers understand their reasons will endear them to your villain even more make them totally insane on the other hand you can make your villain entirely insane there is something rather wonderful and freeing about writing a character who has just lost the plot some of the very best villains are written this way and are utterly fascinating and readable because of it there are unpredictability their irrationality their lack of care for others or what's going on in the world around them makes them so fascinating to most people who live their lives playing by the rules so can your readers love your villain of course they can in fact writing a villain with whom your readers have a complex relationship with will make them even more fueling and sure your book leaves a lasting impression so if you want to write a villainous character that makes an impact follow these tips and write one that your readers will love if you're having a hard time writing or finishing your book check out our free writers toolkit it can help you overcome procrastination get organized stay focused and get your book published just head over to
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