I've been thinking about villains lately, because the manuscript that shall not be named (lordy, how I hate to share my titles/plots/toys) is missing a good villain and it sorely needs one
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Hmm. Thinking about villains in some of my favorite books (ones that aren't stock mustache twirling villains who are just flat out bad) what strikes me is desperation. They are desperate (for one reason or another) enough to behave in ways that are outside of acceptable boundaries to achieve whatever it is that they think will alleviate that desperation. But there's something deeper. Where an ordinary, decent person would be at that point of desperation and still not behave villainously, there is something in this person's makeup or history that turns those filters off
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Melissa, I love the depth of your old movie knowledge. And I always find it easier (and perhaps also avoid stepping on anyone's toes) by using film/tv examples.
Oh, Cathy, I watched the first two seasons of The Tudors, but I was so fascinated by the Anne Boleyn character (loved the actor who played her) that when he executed her, I lost some of my enthusiasm. But I may have to play catch up and watch the rest of the series now.
A great villian has to be multilayered. I totally love Damon in VAMPIRE DIARIES. He's a killer but every now and then a vulerablity slips. I can see why Elena is torn between a growing attraction she has for him.
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Oh, Cathy, I watched the first two seasons of The Tudors, but I was so fascinated by the Anne Boleyn character (loved the actor who played her) that when he executed her, I lost some of my enthusiasm. But I may have to play catch up and watch the rest of the series now.
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