From Writing Magazine (UK):
"Villians are the easiest characters to create, Michael finds: 'they don't have to be as believable as your main character. They can be over the top. You want your main character to connect with your reader and have an emphathetic connection. You want the complete opposite with your bad guy. When you're not worrying about the relationship with the reader, it's freeing in some ways. That makes it easier to draw a villain.'
That probably is why I've veered towards literary crime then . . .
Seriously though, this has irked me. I've worked hard to make my antagonist believable and sympathetic. I want him to connect with the reader, and the reader to understand and sympathise with him.
I most definitely don't like an 'over the top' villain.
Your thoughts please!
"Villians are the easiest characters to create, Michael finds: 'they don't have to be as believable as your main character. They can be over the top. You want your main character to connect with your reader and have an emphathetic connection. You want the complete opposite with your bad guy. When you're not worrying about the relationship with the reader, it's freeing in some ways. That makes it easier to draw a villain.'
That probably is why I've veered towards literary crime then . . .
Seriously though, this has irked me. I've worked hard to make my antagonist believable and sympathetic. I want him to connect with the reader, and the reader to understand and sympathise with him.
I most definitely don't like an 'over the top' villain.
Your thoughts please!
