Gayle Lynds on villains

Namatu · Jul 8, 2010

With a dash of "never give up, never surrender!" Here.

heyjude · Jul 8, 2010

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oints and laughs at villain::

JK. It's an excellent point.

Namatu · Jul 8, 2010

A bad toupee though? I hadn't thought of that!

ToddWBush · Jul 8, 2010

Best quote from the whole thing:

"Do you love this story?" she asked one frustrated author. "If you love it, then you've got to write it."

Yes, you are right, Gayle. But that doesn't mean people have to read it, does it? And isn't that the point?

heyjude · Jul 8, 2010

Namatu said:
A bad toupee though? I hadn't thought of that!

I read this once. It made me roll my eyes. The villain shouldn't make me roll my eyes unless it's supposed to be funny.

gothicangel · Jul 8, 2010

I would never make fun of my villian, he would only hurt my protaganist more.

Namatu · Jul 9, 2010

ToddWBush said:
But that doesn't mean people have to read it, does it? And isn't that the point?

It doesn't mean that people have to read it, but if you love a story, you should write it. That at least provides a chance that it will be read.