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Character Arc

Create Killer Villains: Lessons From Villainelle

July 17, 2019 by Sacha Black 6 Comments

Everybody loves a hero. If you’ve hung around here long enough, you’ll have heard me say that a dozen times already. But heroes – no matter how much we love them – are often predictable. Something that’s the result of a soft heart and too much halo polishing. If you want to get your hero into ship shape, this book is wicked… *cough*. Moving on. After years of villain worship and intensive study and deconstruction of all the villains I can find, I’m sad to say it’s rare for me to find a villain that gives me a case of the tinglies, but Villainelle – the villainous minx – did just that. If you want to create killer villains then have a look at these tactics the writers of Killing Eve employed. [Read more…] about Create Killer Villains: Lessons From Villainelle

Filed Under: Writing, Writing Tips Tagged With: Character Arc, character building, villains, writing advice, writing craft

Lies – 5 Tips to Master The Perfect Character Arc

July 4, 2016 by Sacha Black 76 Comments

character arcI confess… Instead of reading the half dozen books I already have on the go, I accidentally (ok, on purpose) opened a guilty pleasure novel. And no, that’s not a sexual reference, you filth-bag, I meant my fave genre – YA fantasy).

Because it’s my genre I took the opportunity to research. I never read a book without taking a lesson from it.

This time I learnt all about the character arc and one awesome method for achieving the perfect curve! The book I read: Frostbite by Richelle Mead (part of the Vampire Academy series), used an awesome technique in which to perfect that arc – Lies.  [Read more…] about Lies – 5 Tips to Master The Perfect Character Arc

Filed Under: Writing, Writing Tips Tagged With: author, Character Arc, character development, fantasy, Fiction, vampires, writing, writing tips, Young Adult

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