Names for Villains: 5 Tips to Help You Choose a Name for the Baddie. When creating villains, it's all too tempting to give them a name that embodies their evilness.
It's important, however, to keep in mind the normal conventions of naming. Names tend to reveal something about location, year, ethnicity, or nationality-not whether a person is destined to be a tyrannical overlord. Basic Tips To Write Better (And More Likeable) Badasses. Yet another character type that is often poorly-written by amateurs, many badass characters end up becoming completely unlikeable or even despicable.
Here are a few tips to keep these characters from going this route. Your character needs to be more than tough and talented. Plotting, Conniving, and Manipulating. Plotters, connivers, and manipulators are a popular character archetype, showing up as villains and heroes alike.
The recent Doctors. Loki. How Not to Create a Villain. By Anne Marble Villains aren't as important to the romance novel as the hero and heroine, but in many stories, they are crucial.
The villain's actions can drive the hero and heroine to succeed against all odds, force them to make difficult decisions, even drive them apart for a while. However, romance writers walk a delicate tightrope when creating villains. If your villain is dull, the readers won't be all that interested in your story, even if your hero and heroine are wonderful. On the other hand, if the villain is too interesting or has too many scenes, he might distract the readers from the hero and heroine -- and they should always be the main focus of a romance novel.
Developing A Manipulative Character. Create an Antihero That Readers Will Love. Make your Villain Stand Out. Welcome back to the column that breaks down gaming into what’s really important, ten things at a time!
Any story arc needs a good villain. The best big bads are more than just another devil or vampire or dragon. These ten suggestions can help take your villain above and beyond the ordinary and give your players a more memorable game. 1. Means to Power. Write Better Bad Guys.