[John Hamilton]

4+ for Isle Royale!

http://www.syriasays.com/

I was intrigued that Syria's favorite character was my villain, the bootlegger Jean LeBeck. He was definitely the most fun to write. Anybody else fall in love with their villains? I know that actors love to play bad guys, but do writers love to write them? I know I sure do.

Thanks, Syria!

 

[Todd Russell]

Congrats on the good review

I was intrigued that Syria's favorite character was my villain, the bootlegger Jean LeBeck. He was definitely the most fun to write. Anybody else fall in love with their villains? I know that actors love to play bad guys, but do writers love to write them? I know I sure do.

I love writing the bad guys too

 

[John Hamilton]

Congrats on the good review

I love writing the bad guys too

It must be like shining a little light into the dark attic of our souls. Sometimes you need to see what's up there!

 

[swcleveland]

Well done!

 

[Monique]

Congratulations on the review!

And, yes, the baddies are fun to write.

 

[John Hamilton]

Thanks, everyone!  I really thought Syria's review captured the essence of my book, in her inimitable style.  It certainly helped sales today.  Maybe I'm finally getting some traction on this book.

 

[P.A. Woodburn]

Sold me. I just one clicked it.

Ann

 

[Mel Comley]

Excellent review and I agree I prefer writing the baddies. 

 

[John Hamilton]

Sold me. I just one clicked it.

Ann

Awh, thanks Ann! I hope you enjoy it.

 

[John Hamilton]

Excellent review and I agree I prefer writing the baddies.

I try to make my villains well-rounded, with believable motivations you can relate to, even if you're appalled at their actions. That just seems so much more interesting to me. The struggle, though, is to make sure the villain doesn't overshadow the protagonist. It's the epic battle of good vs. evil, right in the author's head! Hmmm... I feel a blog post coming on.