tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753047208077056954.post3644379102266529062..comments2023-11-09T07:09:33.891-08:00Comments on Utah Children's Writers: Writing a Good VillainSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10166492055392141231noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753047208077056954.post-86184191156111198672009-05-17T16:27:00.000-07:002009-05-17T16:27:00.000-07:00Just what I needed for my current novel. Thanks f...Just what I needed for my current novel. Thanks for the tips!Allison Morgannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753047208077056954.post-85360460830379532032009-05-15T14:13:00.000-07:002009-05-15T14:13:00.000-07:00Great post. Thanks!Great post. Thanks!Jaime Thelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12442679809704484650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753047208077056954.post-9361830128269190072009-05-15T09:14:00.000-07:002009-05-15T09:14:00.000-07:00Very insightful. Thanks for this.Very insightful. Thanks for this.Kristin Hayeshttp://ent.about.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753047208077056954.post-69596629715604020372009-05-15T07:00:00.000-07:002009-05-15T07:00:00.000-07:00Telling the story partly from the antagonist's poi...Telling the story partly from the antagonist's point of view is a good move. He becomes the protagonist in those scenes, and so the line between good guy and bad guy is blurred, especially if you've made him sympathetic in his POV scenes.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07450784902644202694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753047208077056954.post-850191279527624922009-05-15T06:55:00.000-07:002009-05-15T06:55:00.000-07:00Great article, even if your first example isn't al...Great article, even if your first example isn't all that difficult to figure out. In my YA novel, I've told part of the story from the antagonist's POV. That way, I've gotten into his head and the reader can see why he does what he does, even if we don't agree with him.Paul W. West, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09220698627730601499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753047208077056954.post-46221910297659056722009-05-15T06:51:00.000-07:002009-05-15T06:51:00.000-07:00Excellent post. You're exactly right. Though we te...Excellent post. You're exactly right. Though we tend to make our antagonists the epitome of evil, the fact is real people, even those making really bad choices, have good qualities as well.<br /><br />Great analogies. Thanks!Rebecca Talleyhttp://www.pursueyourwritingdream.comnoreply@blogger.com