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Sociology And Villains

The Fantasy Writers' Toolshed

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How to Write a Villainous Character

"We've sort of worked way way backwards, haven't we? Yeah. So how can we bring this full circle and back to our characters?" "I think that again, kind of with relation to your character, if they're writing a villainous character, they are going to have like they're driving sort of reason for being a villain is because there are things that they want," he said. 'And so I think thinking about what are the impediments to that person getting the things that they wanted is going to have a huge influence on how that person behaves'

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