So, as someone going through the motions of starting a story, enjoying the characters that I am writing about, and even enjoying some of the situations I have put them in, I got to thinking about how much I like my overall plan for my story. And I came to the conclusion that I am not as happy with it as I would like to be. So, I am reviewing my plan.
Part of my revisiting of things is to look at my villain and his crew.
This is a hard job for me. I tend to spend my life trying to be the good guy, and trying to see others as the good guy. To see someone as intentionally evil is just such a hard concept for me to grasp.
But, the villain doesn't always have to be evil. He could just be mistaken. Or misunderstood.
In many ways, this way of thinking about the villain can make them a more interesting person to write, and read, about. Try to look at the "villain" as a "normal" person, with good intentions that happen to have negative results on your protagonist.
Time to get pondering, anyway...
(Actually, this is an old post I started ages ago, so I have already done some pondering. thought I might share my thoughts, anyway.)
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