One of the upsides of being an author is that you get to take out frustrations in your writing. Have you ever taken revenge on a real life person in a book? I’d love to hear your stories in the comments.
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Heh, I’ve totally done that. I’ll even use the machine gun method by creating a sinister antagonist with a melange of traits from folks that I feel less-than-fresh about. My GAWD is it satisfying when a reader tells you how much they love to hate that character.
Reader: “Is this based on someone you know?”
Me: “No, of course not. That would be evil.”
Yep, I’ve done this. Years ago a writer I totally despise picked out parts she liked from a story I wrote (even the MC’s name) and used it in a POS fanfic she posted online. I read her story, picked out the parts that were ridiculous (which was about 90 percent of it) and wrote a parody fic that was well received. I even used her characters’ names and totally skewered the concept of her story. Most people knew exactly what I did, who she was and they enjoyed it. After that I wanted more up close and personal revenge so I used her as a fairy tale troll critter in a short story and once again received much satisfaction. Revenge is truly sweet.