Sometimes, the most effective villain is the one you didn’t see coming. It’s the helpful friend who turns out to be the villain’s stooge, the kindly inn-keeper hiding cannibalistic intent, or the sage master whose long-game is to tempt you to the dark side. Of course, for these villains to work, you have to trust
When inspiration does not come, I go for a walk, go to the movie, talk to a friend, let go… The muse is bound to return again, especially if I turn my back! — Judy Collins The muse — mysterious, incomprehensible, infinitely unpredictable. Only one thing is certain about your relationship with the muse: you
The victim of a murder mystery story is a unique breed of victim. Usually, the death of a character at the hands of another comes at the emotional climax of a story. Even some painfully misunderstood villains can choke us up a little when they finally meet their demise. A murder mystery victim’s death, however,
When it comes to choosing the point of view for your book, the second person is unlikely to get much consideration. Volumes have been written on the emotional impact of the first-person ‘I’, and on the scope and flexibility of the third-person ‘he/she/it’. In comparison, the second-person ‘you’ rarely merits more than a paragraph. Don’t
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