Episode 230 - Creating a dastardly villain.
About this episode
This episode discusses how to create compelling villains and improve narrative techniques in fiction writing.
The shark. Dracula. Draco Malfoy. Cathy Ames. Annie Wilkes, Hannibal Lecter. Jadis the White Witch. Aren't these villains masterful creations, and don't they keep readers glued to the story? Here are ideas on how we can create wonderful--is that the right word?--villains. Also, we can keep our first-person narrator from being off-puttingly self-referential. Here is a 20-episode master class on fiction writing—a start-to-finish course cover...
More episodes of Essential Guide to Writing a Novel
- Episode 233 - Peeling the onion.
- Episode 232 - More on making our dialogue engaging for readers.
- Episode 231 - Techniques to make our dialogue grab readers.
- Episode 229 - Juice up the setting.
- Episode 228 - Avoiding dullness in our story.
- Episode 227 - Becoming a close observer.
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