https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/fiction/w/character-development/7785/advice-on-creating-villainous-characters-in-fictionen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/fiction/w/character-development/7785/advice-on-creating-villainous-characters-in-fictionFri, 15 May 2020 18:09:07 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:a731b1c0-27df-490a-acfc-12981d74ef6aMandy Jackson-Beverlyhttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/fiction/w/character-development/7785/advice-on-creating-villainous-characters-in-fiction#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Character Development by Mandy Jackson-Beverly on 5/15/2020 6:09:07 PM<br /> <p>To create realistic and interesting villainous characters, author, teacher, writing coach, and speaker Mandy Jackson-Beverly recommends turning to psychological research. For her own research, she&#39;s read psychology magazines and Dr. M. Scott Peck&rsquo;s <em>People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil</em> to better understand what makes a person evil, and what different &ldquo;types&rdquo; of evil there are. Even if you are writing supernatural characters and not actual people, you can use the human element as a starting point. This research will also help you create comprehensive character descriptions, which are crucial to have before you write, says Jackson-Beverly. Otherwise, you aren&rsquo;t able to understand how your characters will react in a given situation, because you haven&rsquo;t fully built them out yet.</p> <p><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-67/AdviceonCreatingVillainousCharactersinFiction.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../AdviceonCreatingVillainousCharactersinFiction.mp4</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: fiction, video</div>