^_^; Currently on my 9th watch of Despicable Me after my sister got it for Xmas. God, I love this movie so much. It's so cute and humorous. Story is somewhat lacking, but I don't care because all of the other elements in the movie just make up for it. ^_^ I know no one else on here will probably sha...

^_^ Evil villains are definitely the best~ And you're right. Having no real reason works fine too, depending on how fun they are. [spoiler] http://djibril.altervista.org/imm/Angel_Sanctuary_-_Rosiel_02.jpg Awww, Rosiel... why... why do I love you so, you naughty sexy, transexual angel. http://www.sh...

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>_>; I thought this was about helping a newbie writer who's having problems giving "reason" to his villain's actions. This is a lovely discussion and I can agree with many of your points, Kino, but I think we are starting to veer away here. I was trying to introduce a simple and nice start...

I think you misunderstood me when I said "Bad End" Kino. I don't think anywhere in my post did I mention "evil" in there. I said "doing it all wrong" or that they have not overcome their character flaw. Lady Eboshi's character flaw (it's been a while since I"ve wat...

Sirth maybe thinking of it this way can help: Think of your villain first as a normal hero. What does he stand to gain? What is his quest? And then think of his backstory. What has made him the way that he is? And then give him the worst possible story you could think of. Something you would never d...

LOL, yeah, Kino. The narration will change DEFINITELY and don't worry about the "show don't tell". When I do these little story things I'm more interested in getting out the "idea" that I have trapped in my head before it flows away and I lose it forever, so correct prose composi...

:( I've never read it. ... Sounds too similar? Like to the point that I should change it? <_<; Then again, if I worry about every story that I might potentially be too similar to, I'd never be able to write anything. I trust your judgement, Kino. Should I alter it? Edit: I wikipedia'd it. Hrrrm, I s...

<_< I HATED the FLCL dub. Haruka's voice in particular. It was like nails on a chalkboard to me.

@Sirth: for me, I always feel that overcoming a flaw is not only an absolute MUST in a story but should be so closely tied with the main story that the two of them are interchangeable. To me, my stories are not just about Fantasy-Object-A but how Character-A overcomes his/her flaw. I love character ...

o_O; Wrote my sister into a story. Dunno why.... just did. Didn't give her a very flattering view either, though, but at the same time, I kinda like this character. The girl stared blankly up at the huge frog-like creature with the lantern. Any normal person might have been shocked, or at the very l...