Bradley Sands
from Boston is reading Greil Marcus's The History of Rock 'N' Roll in Ten SongsMarch 29, 2013 - 2:04am
Make the villain think he or she is the hero of their own story.
Doesn't everyone think that?
Make them think they're the good guy.
Dwayne
from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updatedMarch 29, 2013 - 2:48am
@Sands - I meant doesn't everyone think they are the good guy/hero of the story? In fiction and real life.
Bradley Sands
from Boston is reading Greil Marcus's The History of Rock 'N' Roll in Ten SongsMarch 29, 2013 - 5:40am
Everyone doesn't think they're a good person.
Dwayne
from Cincinnati, Ohio (suburbs) is reading books that rotate to often to keep this updatedMarch 29, 2013 - 5:52am
The vast majority it seems.
Bradley Sands
from Boston is reading Greil Marcus's The History of Rock 'N' Roll in Ten SongsMarch 29, 2013 - 6:05am
I try to do good things, but I'm not a good person. Doctor Doom also doesn't think he's a good guy. Magneto does, but he was also the leader of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Richard Stark's Parker may be the protagonist of his series, but he doesn't think of himself as a good person.
R.Moon
from The City of Champions is reading The Last Thing He Wanted by Joan Didion; Story Structure Architect by Victoria Lynn Schimdt PH.D; Creating Characters by the editors of Writer's DigestMarch 29, 2013 - 6:10am
Richard Stark's Parker may be the protagonist of his series, but he doesn't think of himself as a good person.
agreed. Lawrence Block's Keller series is the same way. He struggles with this notion throughout each book.
@Sands - I meant doesn't everyone think they are the good guy/hero of the story? In fiction and real life.
Everyone doesn't think they're a good person.
The vast majority it seems.
I try to do good things, but I'm not a good person. Doctor Doom also doesn't think he's a good guy. Magneto does, but he was also the leader of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Richard Stark's Parker may be the protagonist of his series, but he doesn't think of himself as a good person.