The easiest (and most fun) characters to write
In a continuation of yesterday's blog about interviewing my villains before starting a book, today I'll talk about who are the easiest characters for me to write. As scary as it may sound, other than Raine, the easiest character for me to write is Sarad Nukpana. His dialogue simply flows. I don't have to sit around and immerse myself in his motivation before I start to write. It's like flipping a switch; when I'm ready to write a scene that he's in, he's right there waiting. And he's actually been known to slither into a scene that I hadn't planned on him being in.
But what is the most fun are scenes with Raine and one of the villains. Absolutely nothing is more fun than Raine and Sarad/Rudra/Carnades getting in each other's faces. Again, no dialogue strain for me at all -- the snark, banter, threats, and one-liners just flow. And don't think that I reserve all of that villainous fun just for the guys -- future books will feature some heavy-hitter female villains.
Let's face it -- villains are fascinating. Heck, I've got so many of them, I've broken them down into classifications. There are the obvious major villains (Sarad & Rudra), the minor villains (Carnades), the bad guys (Lucan Kalta), and the ever-popular toady/snitch (this would be Ocnus). And in upcoming books, there are characters who are not what they seem: Raine's not sure if one character in particular is a villain or a good guy doing one heck of an undercover job.
I saw a bumper sticker once that pretty much sums it up for me: Villains Have More Fun!
And speaking of bumper stickers, my designer sent me the files for all of the CafePress store items. They look AMAZING!! I'll show you some of them in this week's Saturday Fun Pic. We'd hoped to have my books' CafePress store up and running before Armed & Magical hit the shelves, but there was too much design work to be done. Apparently each phrase has to be sized for each item. Based on your votes, we have a lot of phrases on a lot of items. While this will give you a lot of shopping choices, it also made for a longer design process. But trust me, the wait will be worth it. ; )
Lisa
But what is the most fun are scenes with Raine and one of the villains. Absolutely nothing is more fun than Raine and Sarad/Rudra/Carnades getting in each other's faces. Again, no dialogue strain for me at all -- the snark, banter, threats, and one-liners just flow. And don't think that I reserve all of that villainous fun just for the guys -- future books will feature some heavy-hitter female villains.
Let's face it -- villains are fascinating. Heck, I've got so many of them, I've broken them down into classifications. There are the obvious major villains (Sarad & Rudra), the minor villains (Carnades), the bad guys (Lucan Kalta), and the ever-popular toady/snitch (this would be Ocnus). And in upcoming books, there are characters who are not what they seem: Raine's not sure if one character in particular is a villain or a good guy doing one heck of an undercover job.
I saw a bumper sticker once that pretty much sums it up for me: Villains Have More Fun!
And speaking of bumper stickers, my designer sent me the files for all of the CafePress store items. They look AMAZING!! I'll show you some of them in this week's Saturday Fun Pic. We'd hoped to have my books' CafePress store up and running before Armed & Magical hit the shelves, but there was too much design work to be done. Apparently each phrase has to be sized for each item. Based on your votes, we have a lot of phrases on a lot of items. While this will give you a lot of shopping choices, it also made for a longer design process. But trust me, the wait will be worth it. ; )
Lisa
posted by Lisa Shearin at
8:35 AM
3 Comments:
I'm so with you on villain's dialog being fun to write. Thesk, one of my evil characters, just flows out of my head, and I hardly have to edit afterward. And I have a corrupt police officer in Starcaster who gives my character fits. And it does make me wonder about the dark side of my soul! I so enjoy being evil!
Perhaps that dialogue comes so easily because it's the side of ourselves that we repress in "polite society." Therefore, it's more eager to get out and play. ; )
I love a good villain sometimes i tend to like the villain's more then the heroes simply due to their reasoning. Why shouldn't they take over the world obviously we aren't doing it better then them?
LOL
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