How to be a villain

"Villains should be hated" "Villains need good motives" "Villains can't be heroes" Everyone has a different opinion on antagonists. Alongside the protagonist, they make up one of the biggest driving forces of a story. It's up to you to decide how evil they are and what they represent. You choose whether they get redemption or whether they are forever despised. But how do you make a villain... well, villainous? Let's take a look at how I make my readers HATE a character – and how you can…

"Villains should be hated" "Villains need good motives" "Villains can't be heroes" Everyone has a different opinion on antagonists. Alongside the protagonist, they make up one of the biggest driving forces of a story. It's up to you to decide how evil they are and what they represent. You choose whether they get redemption or whether they are forever despised. But how do you make a villain... well, villainous? Let's take a look at how I make my readers HATE a character – and how you can…

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Craving to write a villain that readers will love to hate? 🦇 🧟‍♂️ Is it fear factor? Originality? Or keeping readers on their toes with a good level of unpredictability? Find out exactly what makes a great villain, types of villains, and more over on the blog.

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You have been told you need to be writing villains, memorable antagonists that can supercharge your plot. But unless you're writing a fantasy novel, you might not be sure how to do this.

Villains are fun. We love reading and watching and writing bad guys. But there are a whole bunch of tropes that go with them that I'm...