tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post9206739829792052128..comments2024-03-28T08:02:30.691-04:00Comments on The League of Extraordinary Writers: Adding Suspense To Your Post-Apocoalyptic (or any!) NovelAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-37742623084175209512011-10-28T10:03:41.521-04:002011-10-28T10:03:41.521-04:00Thanks, guys!
I do think villains that are more &...Thanks, guys!<br /><br />I do think villains that are more "gray" are interesting to think about, and they are interesting in novels too. But there's something intensely suspenseful about a more evil villain when he shows up on the page. S/he automatically invokes the fear in the reader. <br /><br />I think one of the more gray, but still evil characters is President Snow from The Hunger Games. He's not present much, but when he's on the page -- look out. And he's not evil-evil the way Voldemort is. <br /><br />Yeah?Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-7763432883081844492011-10-28T09:37:36.490-04:002011-10-28T09:37:36.490-04:00I just read a blog post from The Kill Zone about g...I just read a blog post from The Kill Zone about giving speed to your novel, which I think has crossover with tension. <br /><br />http://killzoneauthors.blogspot.com/2011/10/i-write-fat.html<br /><br />I found your comments on chapter endings especially helpful. Thank you! :)<br /><br />@Ava Jae - There is a big debate: pure evil vs. a more "gray" villain. Honestly, when I read that point, I thought "There is going to be a comments discussion about this!" It's really back and forth.<br /><br />I believe they both serve their purpose and it depends on the novel. More gray villains do seem more fit better in a darker world and novel. <br /><br />The evil villains, however, pull on a deep instinct we all have. I agree with Elana that Voldemort's pure evilness is one of the reasons HP is so popular. The more basic and instinct a story appeals to, the more we are automatically engaged.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-19225333673684577112011-10-28T08:59:18.751-04:002011-10-28T08:59:18.751-04:00I definitely agree with the first two points, but ...I definitely agree with the first two points, but I hesitate to agree with the last. I suppose it depends on what you mean by "evil." Purely 100% evil villains, in my opinion, tend to be less effective (and scary) than villains that you could sympathize or almost agree with.Gabe (Ava Jae)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04778524723148508140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-39527145577459840392011-10-28T08:06:03.902-04:002011-10-28T08:06:03.902-04:00Good points. I usually utilize highs and lows but ...Good points. I usually utilize highs and lows but I also try not to end chapters with a character falling asleep.Anita Saxenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444339735834716979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468546013884694910.post-4221066849761685602011-10-28T07:02:16.618-04:002011-10-28T07:02:16.618-04:00Great tips. I'm reading The Girl of Fire and T...Great tips. I'm reading The Girl of Fire and Thorns right now and loving it, including the pacing. <br /><br />Bruce Coville does an awesome job ending his chapters with something exciting or that you really wonder about. It definitely keeps me wanting to read more.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.com