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Creative Writing & Storytelling: Create a Complex Villain Character

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About Creative Writing & Storytelling: Create a Complex Villain Character

Introduction

The Project

Getting Started

3 Words

Bones

Beliefs

Unforgivable Behaviors

How Evil Should Your Villain Be?

Physical Traits

Mannerisms and Patterns of Speech

Fill In The Blanks

Final Thoughts

What You Will Learn?

  • Creating believable characters can be challenging, let alone developing a complex and interesting villain who you may have nothing in common with. Believable villains can seem difficult because they’re meant to be “evil” and you want your readers to hope for their failure, but villains are characters just like your protagonist. They’re complicated, multi-faceted, and believe they’re right..
  • In this class we’re going to create the basis of a believable villain for your stories, whether you’re a writer, performer, or other creator. This is an introduction level class for character development, and will give you the skills you need to create interesting and strong antagonists..