How to Be a Hero Like a Villain

How to Be a Hero Like a Villain

Author: Alydia Rackham

Publisher:

Published: 2019-03-21

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 9781799060970

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Often, we find ourselves yelling things at our favorite Hero on the screen like, "For crying out loud, don't do that! Don't go in there! Stop wasting your time! Watch out--don't you know what's in there?" We easily see the choices that the Hero makes that are flawed, impulsive, or just plain stupid. But very rarely do we notice such things about the Villain. What is it that the Villain does that the Hero is not doing, which makes him so successful? There's something about a Villain--a really great one--that keeps him in the game, that makes him a serious threat to the Hero, even after being beaten over and over again. How is it that a Villain keeps coming back, when similar failures and losses would crush a Hero and send him home forever, never again to don the super suit? Could it be that a Villain's methods, his mindset, his approach, are vastly different from a Hero's? And, if a Hero could learn to take these qualities and mesh them with his own already-existing awesomeness, could he perhaps avoid another devastating loss, a crushing defeat? Is that...in fact...what does make the Hero succeed in the end? That's what this book is about. Examining what truly is awesome about a great Villain, and showing YOU how you can put those qualities to use in your own life to do a great deal of good, instead of great evil. Be a great Hero. Take a few tips from the Villains.


How to Be a Villain

How to Be a Villain

Author: Neil Zawacki

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2012-01-27

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 1452110395

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Jumpstart your evil enterprise with this deviously clever step-by-step guide to joining the forces of darkness. Villains may never win, but they sure have more fun. Who doesn’t want to hatch a master plan for world domination or set up an evil hideout? In How to Be a Villain, Neil Zawacki answers all the most urgent questions: Should I go with a black or red theme? Do I invest in an army of winged monkeys or ninja warriors? And should I learn to play the pipe organ or just get a weird cat? Whether readers choose to pursue a career as a Criminal Mastermind, Mad Scientist, Corporate Bastard, or just a Wanna-be Evil Genius, they are sure to find plenty of tips for getting started. Cheaper than attending the annual Bad Guy Conference and way more fun than being good, How to Be a Villain is guaranteed to elicit deep-throated evil laughs across the land.


13 Steps To Evil: How To Craft A Superbad Villain

13 Steps To Evil: How To Craft A Superbad Villain

Author: Sacha Black

Publisher: Atlas Black Publishing

Published:

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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Your hero is not the most important character in your book. Your villain is. Are you fed up of drowning in two-dimensional villains? Frustrated with creating clichés? And failing to get your reader to root for your villain? In 13 Steps to Evil, you’ll discover: + How to develop a villain’s mindset + A step-by-step guide to creating your villain from the ground up + Why getting to the core of a villain’s personality is essential to make them credible + What pitfalls and clichés to avoid as well as the tropes your story needs Finally, there is a comprehensive writing guide to help you create superbad villains. Whether you’re just starting out or are a seasoned writer, this book will help power up your bad guy and give them that extra edge. These lessons will help you master and control your villainous minions, navigate and gain the perfect balance of good and evil, as well as strengthening your villain to give your story the tension and punch it needs. If you like dark humor, learning through examples and want to create the best villains you can, then you’ll love Sacha Black’s guide to crafting superbad villains. Read 13 Steps to Evil today and start creating kick-ass villains.


13 Steps To Evil: How To Craft A Superbad Villain Workbook

13 Steps To Evil: How To Craft A Superbad Villain Workbook

Author: Sacha Black

Publisher: Atlas Black Publishing

Published: 2017-09-20

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13:

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Sacha Black’s book 13 Steps To Evil – How To Craft A Superbad Villain showed writers how to create their ultimate villain in an easy and humorous, step-by-step guide. This workbook puts those lessons to use by building on each chapter in 13 Steps To Evil and guiding you through the development of your indisputable bad guy. It’s time to get to the core of your villain and supersize that evil. Inside the workbook you’ll find hundreds of thought provoking questions, exercises and creativity boosting prompts. This resource will help you: •Choose the perfect villain traits •Create sinister character histories and motives •Avoid pesky clichés •Design conflict and tension that grips your reader •Build your market knowledge so you create a villain that sells Craft your characters through easy to digest exercises that empower you to conquer your villain for life. Read the 13 Steps To Evil Workbook today and start creating kick-ass bad guys.


A Villain's Story?

A Villain's Story?

Author: W. Shane Wilson

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2010-07-17

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 0557483786

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What is the difference between as hero and a villain? What makes one man good and another man evil. Toss is limitless power and poor treatment by the public and You get MASON JAMES an invulnerable teenager with the power and strength to beat any foe; yet, he has a kind heart. He loves his family and will fight for the woman he loves. Slight problem, there are heroes and villains alike that want him dead and they will go after his loved ones to get the job done. Comes along for the wild ride that is Mace's life, And which super powered friend or foe will; jump forward to make the world in thier own image?


A Villain's Kiss

A Villain's Kiss

Author: T.L. Smith

Publisher: T.L Smith

Published:

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13:

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FROM THE USA TODAY BEST-SELLING SERIES, CHAINED HEARTS, WE WELCOME YOU INTO JAKE'S WORLD. WHERE CLUBS ARE FORBIDDEN AND ALL YOUR DESIRES ARE MET. My husband wanted me back, but I was already falling for someone else... Savior or seducer. I am not sure which one he's playing at. He is forbidden, after all. I am married to a rockstar. Appearances must be upheld. But what does it mean when your marriage is breaking, and the dark, mysterious savior is offering you things you have never felt before? Do you say yes? Or do you say no? He owns a club that's specific to every person's desires. So the promises he is making might very well hold true. It's risky to do this with a stranger. But how much of a stranger is he really? *This book is a standalone, book 2 is his brothers*


Villain School: Hero in Disguise

Villain School: Hero in Disguise

Author: Stephanie S. Sanders

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2012-10-02

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 1599909081

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At Master Dreadthorn's School for Wayward Villains, young villains must learn to be bad. Rune Drexler, Big Bad Wolf Jr., and Jezebel Dracula are feeling pretty good (or bad!) about their evildoer skills. But that was before two new students joined the ranks: Princess Ileana and mad-scientist-in-training, Dodge VonDoe. The new kids have big secrets. One of them is actually a student at Dr. Do-Good's School for Superior Superheroes and he or she is here to take down Master Dreadthorn. Can Rune and Co. protect their school from the superheroes? Everything you know about good and evil is turned upside down in this delightful series where the "bad guys" wind up saving the world . . . reluctantly.


The Villain's Guide to Better Living

The Villain's Guide to Better Living

Author: Neil Zawacki

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2012-04-20

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 1452116520

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A fiendish lifestyle guide for today’s discerning evil-doers from the author of the perilously popular How to Be a Villain. All those aspiring ne’er-do-wells who cackled all the way to the cash register with the Neil Zawacki’s How to Be a Villain are ready to embrace the finer points of the evil life with The Villain’s Guide to Better Living. It covers all the topics contemporary villains care about, such as: Home d cor—Gothic? Apocalyptic? Ikea? Friends—Do I have any? Can I make them? Work—Should I be a mad scientist or obsessed with revenge? Or both?


The Villain's Journey

The Villain's Journey

Author: Valerie Estelle Frankel

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2021-12-08

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1476644918

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The villain's journey is rare in popular culture--most characters are fully-formed tyrants with little to no story arc. However, a few particularly epic series take the time to develop complex villains, including Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Smallville, Babylon 5, Game of Thrones, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Increasingly, villains' origin stories have found new popularity through films like Wicked, Maleficent, and Despicable Me, alongside shows starring serial killers and Machiavellian schemers. This book examines the villain's decline and subsequent struggle toward redemption, asking why these characters are willing to cross moral lines that "good" characters are not. The first half follows characters like Loki, Jessica Jones and Killmonger through the villain's journey: an inverse or twisted version of scholar Joseph Cambell's hero's journey. The remainder of this book examines the many different villainous archetypes such as the trickster, the outcast, the tyrant, or the misunderstood hero in greater detail. Written for writers, creators, fans, and mythologists, this book offers a peek into the minds of some of fiction's greatest villains.