Is Your Villain Ruining Your Novel? - WritersLife.org

Is Your Villain Ruining Your Novel? - WritersLife.org

 

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►Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/   Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg  Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/  Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus   Website: http://www.WritersLife.org  Advertising: http://grantcardonetv.com/brandyourself  Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop  Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast  Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/  Advertise your book and.or writing  https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs  ---- ► Thank you for listening—Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6iFhT4Y1s9-RHIloGNQwrA/feed  -- ► Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book                             Hi I'm Jodi from Writer'slife.org and today we'll be talking about if your villain is ruining your novel most novels have a character that acts as the villain he or she is the antagonist the one that you pit against your hero or heroine the villain causes problems for your protagonist they put obstacles in their path your villain is the one that they must defeat to achieve whatever is they want to achieve however a badly written villain can ruin your novel of course any badly written character can however the villain plays such a prominent part in the story it is important you pay particular attention to them and ensure you don't fall into the following traps are they is stereotyped villainous characters have been written into stories for centuries therefore it is probable that you can divide different villains into particular types the evil genius the psychopathic killer the vengeful lover and so on well it might be impossible to avoid writing a villain that doesn't fit into one of these categories what you must do is try to find a way to make yours truly unique readers are always looking for fresh and interesting characters those that surprise them and take them to unexpected places if your villain is just a carbon copy of the typical bad guy and never does anything unexpected your reader will soon tire of them and a boring villain is a book killer for sure are they evil enough the best villains shock readers with their deceptive twisted terrifying ways does yours when it comes to writing a great villain make sure that they act in the way that would class them as such if they don't really do anything or only ruffle at your protagonist feathers every now and again then your story will fall flat villains need to create real obstacles and wreak havoc throughout your novel if they don't then your readers won't pay them any attention and their lack of action will mean that your protagonists journey becomes less significant - are they too evil of course there is always the possibility that you have made your villain to evil now while the actions of a villain be as despicable as you dare to imagine readers also have to feel as though they are believable and fitting with the story readers need to understand the motivations behind your villains and villainous ways if they act for no reason it could be hard for your readers to connect with them or find them authentic and that can just as easily leave them finding it hard to enjoy your book do your readers care at the end of the day your readers need to care about what happens in your story if I don't care about what your villain is doing or how your protagonists will defeat them then you need to go back to the drawing board a villain needs to take center stage to inject your book with drama and tension and poorer and fear but also to make the story worth telling so make sure you make your villain count don't forget if you're having a hard time writing or finishing your book check out our free writers toolkit it can help you overcome procrastination get organized stay focused and get your book published just catch a http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit to download your free copy and if you enjoyed this video don't forget to give it a thumbs up turn on our notifications and subscribe down below and be sure to visit writers lifestyle or for more writing tips and tricks and I'll see you next time