anti-hero

This tag is associated with 2 posts

Villains Don’t Always Wear Black

Evil is live spelled backwards. The protagonist of a novel represents life; the villain, anti-life. How do you develop, strengthen and revise this important character? Count Olaf as the Ultimate Villainous Character Harpercollins editor Susan Rich, who edited the Lemony Snicket series of fiction for children, comments about the villain in these books. “Count Olaf [...]

5 Questions about Characters’ Desires

What does your character want more than anything else? Sharpen and deepen the desires of your major characters, and your story will be richer.

RESOURCES

join our mailing list
Fiction Notes. Entries (RSS) Privacy Policy