Over the years iUniverse has seen numerous story villains come marching or slithering through its doors waiting to be immortalized in self-publishing by their creator – the author. Ask any author and they will tell you they had more fun writing the bad guy character than any other, they just love creating the next anti-Christ, double-dealing gangster, or cowboy in the black hat.
Many readers remember more of the bad guy than the hero, why is this? Maybe it’s because they have an underlying feeling of wanting to be bad, or to experience the thrill of not always doing the right thing. Who knows, but to quote a favorite villain of the last 40 years, Darth Vader:-
“You don’t know the power of the dark side!”
We look at some of the types and traits that make your character the man in black.
Satan from Paradise Lost
The man in red – The Devil
No twin six guns or light saber for this big guy. He uses his charisma and charm to find a person’s moral weakness and lures them into self-destruction. Not someone you want to meet, so cover your ears to his temptations.
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