A Thought by Luke Cowling.
Writing bad guys is fun. Simple as that. You've not got to worry about aligned morality with the common person's, in fact you're trying to do the exact opposite of that. To make someone hate-able is some of the most fun you can have whilst writing.
I have an example from my upcoming book, who plays a much larger role than the antagonist from the predecessor, whose passages are an absolute delight to write. Having that creative freedom to make a character as vile and dislike-able as possible, is incredibly freeing.
Some of my favourite characters in fantasy are the antagonists, and I can only imagine how much fun those profiles were to create. Joffrey, or Ramsay Bolton, are some of the more obvious examples that come to my mind, and their inspiration I think will be seen as the upcoming works come into publication.
It's like a guilty pleasure I think, especially when writing someone new. You've no preconceived personality traits, or morals that the reader might be bringing into to this character. And without a mold, you're free to indulge some ideas that just weren't passable to character they've known and loved. This is where the fun beings, as they say.
LPC.
Writing bad guys is fun. Simple as that. You've not got to worry about aligned morality with the common person's, in fact you're trying to do the exact opposite of that. To make someone hate-able is some of the most fun you can have whilst writing.
I have an example from my upcoming book, who plays a much larger role than the antagonist from the predecessor, whose passages are an absolute delight to write. Having that creative freedom to make a character as vile and dislike-able as possible, is incredibly freeing.
Some of my favourite characters in fantasy are the antagonists, and I can only imagine how much fun those profiles were to create. Joffrey, or Ramsay Bolton, are some of the more obvious examples that come to my mind, and their inspiration I think will be seen as the upcoming works come into publication.
It's like a guilty pleasure I think, especially when writing someone new. You've no preconceived personality traits, or morals that the reader might be bringing into to this character. And without a mold, you're free to indulge some ideas that just weren't passable to character they've known and loved. This is where the fun beings, as they say.
LPC.
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