July 16, 2018- I absolutely love this quote from Chris Colfer, “A villain is just a victim whose story hasn’t been told.”
Ever since I was a child, I always rooted for the bad guy and I have to confess that as an adult, I still find villains more interesting. What interests me is the why behind what they do, how they act, and who they are and how they got to that point. The villain is always more intriguing than the hero I think because after all, they mustn’t have always been that way.
A part of them must have been good at one point; what changed? And don’t you think that we all teeter on the edge of becoming villains? What stops us? What separates us (the good guys) from them (the bad guys)? I urge you to consider writing your story from the villain’s perspective; change things up and let your readers experience a different point of view! Happy Writing!
X LLB
