Wednesday, March 6, 2019

#IWSG @TheIWSG






Join Alex J. Cavanaugh and a multitude of writer's in this monthly hop to help support one another!

Purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds!


Whose perspective do you like to write from best, the hero (protagonist) or the villain (antagonist)? And why?


I can't pick just one. I like to write from both sides of the coin. The good, the bad, and the ugly. When I'm the antagonist, I can conjure all sorts of wickedness, which must come from deep within me. LOL! I often surprise myself. (My first publisher told me the story was too dark for young adults) However, with kids watching stuff like The Walking Dead, Supernatural, and so on...they were convinced to publish the book, but for upper teens crossing over to adults. 

I like to combat that dark side, usually, but not always with strength, and integrity. In my Wickedly Series, God endows the heroine with inexplicable talents to fight against evil. That's fun and exciting to write.

What perspective do you like to write from?











20 comments:

  1. I've never tried to write from the antagonist's POV. I think it would be too hard to do. Glad you've mastered writing from both.

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    1. I don't know if I've mastered it. I learn something new every day.

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  2. I like to combat the dark side, too, but I tend to do it from both angles - hero & villain. I think some of that is me flushing the characters out in my own head.

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  3. If you are good at villains and writing from their viewpoint, keep at it.

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  4. Ha! Well, at least your wickedness stays in fiction, right...right??

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  5. I'm still trying to master the villain. It's a challenge for me. :-)

    Anna from elements of emaginette

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  6. I mostly writing from the protagonist, but would like to write a story solely from the POV of the villain and not in a redemption type of arc.

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  7. I usually write from the hero's POV, because I like giving the villain some mystery. Yet I do enjoy getting into the villain's head, especially when they think they're right.

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  8. I smiled at the 'good, the bad and the ugly." The more of all of it, the better and more fun writing is.

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  9. I think most of us like to write both sides. It would get darned boring for me to always just have the good guy up front. I'm wondering about your publisher's comment. Most of the books are far less "dark" than the movies or TV fare.

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  10. Good counter to your first publisher, Cathrina! One of these times I'm going to have to write from the antagonist POV. I admit, I'm a little afraid of what I might find inside myself ~ LOL! Have a good one!

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  11. My characters tend to have things they regret and things they strive for, so neither perfect heroes or true villains.

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  12. To be honest, it's a sad thing that parents allow kids to watch such dark stuff--it seeps into their souls and reflects in their outlook of themselves and of the world.

    It's great that you can dive into that part of yourself--to become the villain. I once wrote a single chapter through the villain's point of view and I didn't like what I experienced; it's like watching Criminal Minds through the criminal's eyes. *shiver*

    I prefer to write pieces where characters grow from struggles and become better because, don't we all aspire to become better?

    Also, do villains think themselves as villains?

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  13. I've found that the bigger question is whether I'm using 1st or 3rd person, as one lends itself to a single perspective better than the other.

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  14. Getting into your own dark side on behalf of the antagonist must be a fun outlet.

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