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Bullies, Bastards And Bitches: How To Write The Bad Guys Of Fiction
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Get to Know Your Character's Sinister Side
A truly memorable antagonist is not a one-dimensional super villain bent on world domination for no particular reason. Realistic, credible bad guys create essential story complications, personalize conflict, add immediacy to a story line, and force the protagonist to evolve.
From mischief-makers to villains to arch nemeses, Bullies, Bastards & Bitches shows you how to create nuanced bad guys who are indispensable to the stories in which they appear. Through detailed instruction and examples from contemporary bestsellers and classic page-turners, author Jessica Page Morrell also shows you how to:
• Understand the subtle but key differences between unlikeable protagonists, anti-heroes, dark heroes, and bad boys
• Supply even your darkest sociopath with a sympathetic attribute that will engage readers
• Set the stage for an unforgettable standoff between your hero and your villain
• Choose the right type of female villainfemme fatale, mommy dearest, avenger, etc.for your story
Bullies, Bastards & Bitches is your all-encompassing bad-guy compendium to tapping into any character's dark side.
A truly memorable antagonist is not a one-dimensional super villain bent on world domination for no particular reason. Realistic, credible bad guys create essential story complications, personalize conflict, add immediacy to a story line, and force the protagonist to evolve.
From mischief-makers to villains to arch nemeses, Bullies, Bastards & Bitches shows you how to create nuanced bad guys who are indispensable to the stories in which they appear. Through detailed instruction and examples from contemporary bestsellers and classic page-turners, author Jessica Page Morrell also shows you how to:
• Understand the subtle but key differences between unlikeable protagonists, anti-heroes, dark heroes, and bad boys
• Supply even your darkest sociopath with a sympathetic attribute that will engage readers
• Set the stage for an unforgettable standoff between your hero and your villain
• Choose the right type of female villainfemme fatale, mommy dearest, avenger, etc.for your story
Bullies, Bastards & Bitches is your all-encompassing bad-guy compendium to tapping into any character's dark side.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5[Bullies, Bastards, and Bitches] by [[Jessica Morrell]] As a fantasy author, I learned a lot about writing villains. I was in the middle of writing my sequel, "My Undead Mother-in-law" and it ended up much better (according to early readers; it's not out until July 2017).Besides villains, Ms. Morrell also covers dark heroes, anti-heroes, sympathetic villains, likable bad guys, neutral characters and truly wicked ones. She has a chapter on psychopaths and sociopaths, too, providing definitions and examples of each. She goes further, giving resources the reader can pursue to understand the psychology of criminals.Indeed, the many examples she cites of heroes, lovable bad guys, and villains from contemporary culture, fiction, and movies, are probably the best feature of the book. I recommend this book for anyone interested in writing or learning to write.