I love it when another writer touts the same pointers on villains as I do; Kristin Lamb puts her own spin on expressing a villain needs dimension, motivation, and even perhaps a little sympathy.
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Moving on. VILLAINS!!!!
The antagonist is the most critical part to any story. No antagonist, NO story. Villains are only a type of antagonist and though this type of character has the power to be legendary, often what we see in books, series and movies are mustache-twirling caricatures. Villains can easily become one-dimensional plot puppets.
As writers, we must get in the head of our villains as much if not more than the protagonist. The reason is that eventually our protagonist must…
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