[ SECRET POST #2452 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2452 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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02.
[Giles Coren and Sue Perkins, The Supersizers Eat… The Eighties]


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03.
[Jeff Davis/Teen Wolf]


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04.
[Django Unchained]


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05.
[Valiant Hearts: The Great War]


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06.
[Child of Light]

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07.
[Jurassic Park]


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08.
[Hate Plus]


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09.
[The Three Investigators]


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10.
[Charlie Hunnam]


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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 011 secrets from Secret Submission Post #350.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Re: A writing question

[(Anonymous)]

Honestly, this question really boils down to "How do I write well?" and I'm not sure how much help anyone can be. You pull a character off by making them realistic and when the character is a villain, that's an extra challenge. Like a previous anon said, try not to make her too over the top. Remember that villains rarely think of themselves as villains, they think of themselves as Doing the Right Thing from their point of view. So when she does something terrible, there has to be a logical reason for it, even if the logic only exists in her own head.

But that's the same as what you'd be doing for every character.

Re: A writing question

[jaybie_jarrett]

I sometimes get a little worried over a specific aspect of a story and start asking questions like "I want to give off this impression, any thoughts" .
I was concerned about maintaining a balance between indulged with material things and abused psychologically. Worried that a reader would be like "abused? no way she's just strict, besides she gives them stuff" or something.

I do agree with the justification thing (which is why as a DP fan I loathe the show finale which had the main villain refer to himself as evil.) So basically it's like"we're all the heroes of our own story" right?

Re: A writing question

[(Anonymous)]

Yep, pretty much.

FWIW, I think it'd be more useful if you solicited concrit after you've finished writing. People could tell you how they think such a character should be written, but really, it's not going to be as effective as you handing over the complete work (or at least key scenes) to a trusted beta and saying, "Hey, I wanted Character X to come off like ______. Is that the impression you get, or do you see Character X as being someone different?"

Proof's in the pudding, so to speak.