✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Does Your Villain Have any Likable Traits?

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“Give your antagonist a virtue. A fully evil villain is boring and two-dimensional. Everyone has at least one admirable trait, such as loyalty, honesty, or bravery. In fact, make your villain likable in some way.”

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6 thoughts on “✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Does Your Villain Have any Likable Traits?”

  1. Well I thought about this very deeply . My villain is kind in a sorta fake way. Still it’s kindness, which gives him his humanity. So making him more likable in a odd way .
    Ray.

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    • Thanks for your comment, Taylor. Sounds like a nice approach to make your villas more human. I had a supervisor (aka, villain – lol) I did not like. We were oil and water. Yet, this guy and his wife adopted two children and were caring parents. Fiction and reality – the lines are often blurred. Have a great day. Ray

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  2. I’m glad you can see this and maybe agree in your way hun. Ray you have good intuition I would bet on it. Lol I love what you have to mention , eExpress and show your readers thank you

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