tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post585386788292787537..comments2023-10-25T06:28:20.897-07:00Comments on Forever Rewrighting: C is for: Creating a monsterMelodie Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04599091593083976703noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post-77780629608612364492012-04-07T20:02:31.348-07:002012-04-07T20:02:31.348-07:00I watch a marathon of sitcoms after being in there...I watch a marathon of sitcoms after being in there. And in my second novel, I tried to make bad guy a lot more complex which helped but yeah, there honestly are people out there with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Makes me think of how we call some people animals like that's an insult when humans have a capacity for cruelty that animals don't even have.Lisa Reganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899014095250160853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post-90007466814607290922012-04-04T15:26:51.835-07:002012-04-04T15:26:51.835-07:00I have a guy in a wip who is a monster of the huma...I have a guy in a wip who is a monster of the human kind, evil. It's hard, and I have to take breaks from him.Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post-52233423998095395742012-04-03T20:23:26.286-07:002012-04-03T20:23:26.286-07:00Great post. Reminds me of a book by Agatha Christi...Great post. Reminds me of a book by Agatha Christie. It was definitely well crafted from the POV of the killer and also in first person. I loved the whodunit but I know a lot of critics had given her hell for it, thought she cheated the readers. Very tough.Sangita Kalarickalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14267553864870377484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post-51269799157597439902012-04-03T12:21:00.056-07:002012-04-03T12:21:00.056-07:00Your blog is insightful, it is nice to find you th...Your blog is insightful, it is nice to find you through A-Z! :) When it comes to evil characters, I have struggled with whether I ever want to delve into the mind of an evil character and the answer for me is no. It would be a painful experience and even the writers I love (Steven King, Neil Gaiman) really never delved too deeply into evil. As Andrew said the POV was from the victims of the evil. Seep too deeply into the darkness and it might stick--look at Heath Ledger, Jack Nicholson tried to warn him.FeFiFohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12477748274897684037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post-7693332129192770822012-04-03T11:26:34.443-07:002012-04-03T11:26:34.443-07:00I love writing from the bad guy perspective! It...I love writing from the bad guy perspective! It's fun to make them scary and evil and then have my character defeat them with goodness :)Hope Robersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877380868985454894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post-56305854862930783232012-04-03T10:28:08.473-07:002012-04-03T10:28:08.473-07:00My trick to dealing with my villian in my Tib stor...My trick to dealing with my villian in my Tib stories (the Man with No Eyes) is to never actually write from his POV but from the people he's after.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post-23702105473153226092012-04-03T10:14:19.313-07:002012-04-03T10:14:19.313-07:00I had a terrorist badie in my first book and gave ...I had a terrorist badie in my first book and gave him a love of Beatles music. It didn't make him more likeable, but more creepy. But creepy was what I was going for. Giving the villian a trait 'nice' people identify with is a fun way to mess with reader's minds.Tamara Narayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725262301091012950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post-36763400484584259552012-04-03T09:55:54.394-07:002012-04-03T09:55:54.394-07:00I'm a wimp - I'd scare myself if my charac...I'm a wimp - I'd scare myself if my character was too evil. But when I have a nasty character, I make sure good prevails - then I don't feel quite as bad.Tonja Dreckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07683717853264134466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post-24436027605919271352012-04-03T08:24:15.258-07:002012-04-03T08:24:15.258-07:00I can't WAIT to get my hands on Bitterblue nex...I can't WAIT to get my hands on Bitterblue next month!!<br /><br /><br />M.J. Fifield<br /><a href="http://mjfifield.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">My Pet Blog</a>M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post-90516294904194943752012-04-03T07:50:50.866-07:002012-04-03T07:50:50.866-07:00I always feel kind of sympathetic to the "mon...I always feel kind of sympathetic to the "monsters" that are created. Particularly Frankenstein's monster. Poor guy. Great post!S. L. Hennessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514651403542719387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post-57895980785253909042012-04-03T07:44:06.570-07:002012-04-03T07:44:06.570-07:00This was really interesting. I hadn't given mu...This was really interesting. I hadn't given much thought before to the ways in which I writer has to deal with the characters that they have created. <br /><br />I like your blog, I'll be back to read more :) Have a lovely Tuesday!<br /><br /><a href="http://inspirenordic.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nikki – inspire nordic</a>Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01754872390240056636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post-78203037776478882862012-04-03T05:43:14.653-07:002012-04-03T05:43:14.653-07:00I've never really tried writing from the POV o...I've never really tried writing from the POV of someone truly evil. It would be an interesting experience for sure, though not something I'd ever want to do for more than a bit!Meradeth Houstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741790047121063893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post-22819026608747249372012-04-03T04:53:09.307-07:002012-04-03T04:53:09.307-07:00I don't think I've ever exposed myself to ...I don't think I've ever exposed myself to the gruesome horror needed to write a villain that would give me or someone else the creeps. I can probably even count the number of R rated videos I've seen on one hand. <br /><br />Scary is not my thing.Kimberlee Turleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695299361596799423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post-20592017946022310702012-04-03T03:41:12.758-07:002012-04-03T03:41:12.758-07:00I'm writing chapters of my novel from the POV ...I'm writing chapters of my novel from the POV of my antagonist, his diary, actually, I need to stop from being nauseous.<br /><br />--Damyanti, Co-host A to Z Challenge April 2012<br /><br />Twitter: @AprilA2Z<br /> #atozchallengeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283371140346602856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post-73665152509604169692012-04-03T03:29:56.734-07:002012-04-03T03:29:56.734-07:00I've never written from the point of view of m...I've never written from the point of view of my evil characters, but just writing a sadistic, sick character makes me question my only mental health sometimes. There's always that, "How could I create something like that?" moment. I'm a bit fascinated by the psychology of a character like that, but it scares me a little at the same time.Tobi Summershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568662522495853235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post-73209067190263027312012-04-03T02:20:23.563-07:002012-04-03T02:20:23.563-07:00I've never written someone who is overtly so E...I've never written someone who is overtly so EVIL. Evil to me is more about manipulation of good and distorting it.<br /><br />I think a sadistic character would be VERY hard - although I find it morbidly fascinating, I think it would make me feel constantly ill to think about stuff in that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post-57863959086190728312012-04-03T00:55:06.090-07:002012-04-03T00:55:06.090-07:00I've never had to write evil before! I don'...I've never had to write evil before! I don't think I could do it without freaking myself out lol!Kyra Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853462182450429660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661314111464958638.post-16388645772038519592012-04-02T22:29:04.259-07:002012-04-02T22:29:04.259-07:00I once toyed with a scary plot line and abandoned ...I once toyed with a scary plot line and abandoned the idea because I couldn't sleep without nightmares! I'd have to be a drinker to do writer horror!Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.com