Month: December 2016

The backstory. For a villain, this can be thought of as “why they do what they do.” It is that peek into the past that allows the audience to learn about the roots of the nefarious ne’er-do-well. The backstory could span from last week to the villain’s childhood depending on exactly what the writer intends...

Some would say that in order to have an exceptional hero, one needs to have an exceptional villain. The villain is that character who represents the complete antithesis of the protagonist, the one who not only opposes, but actively seeks to thwart the hero. Because the role of the villain in fiction is so complex,...