tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post3339884843276846053..comments2024-03-10T00:27:43.883-08:00Comments on <center>Aimee L. Salter</center>: Character Development Series: Question #4 - Creating DepthAimeeLSalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17763596557256341788noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-44920260712449443202013-01-16T07:21:15.754-08:002013-01-16T07:21:15.754-08:00Great advice Aimee! As always :) I find that the b...Great advice Aimee! As always :) I find that the best way to make a villain likable is to have him or her love someone. It's a piece of advice I got from Buffy, lol. But it works! EM Castellanhttp://emcastellan.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-37242332947244549472013-01-14T18:27:30.701-08:002013-01-14T18:27:30.701-08:00Hi Jae,
This is just my opinion, but if I wanted...Hi Jae, <br /><br />This is just my opinion, but if I wanted to achieve that, I'd find an element to the character that is likeable (and preferably something that would resonate with readers emotionally) and introduce that immediately following the dominant impression.<br /><br />I.e. if the hero stalks onto the page and initially comes across as cold and cruel, then in the next scene I'd show them dealing kindly with an infirmed sibling, or fending off an abusive father - something that shows their humanity and gives the reader insight into either WHY they are evil, or shows that they definitely aren't ALL evil. Something that causes sympathy in the reader, and intrigues them. <br /><br />Does that make sense?AimeeLSalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17763596557256341788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622477097361465.post-88495084810571495192013-01-14T14:29:20.939-08:002013-01-14T14:29:20.939-08:00I'd be curious to hear your opinion on making ...I'd be curious to hear your opinion on making characters less likable in the beginning and yet still likable. For example, say your protagonist is a bit evil in the beginning, but then toward the end has arched into a good individual. So how then would you go about showing how evil they are, but at the same time making your readers care about and empathize with them so that they're still rooting for them. Does that make sense? Looking forward to your thoughts!Jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12068459550733383726noreply@blogger.com