tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014610743273803857.post8392241667366439089..comments2023-11-03T09:42:56.276-06:00Comments on The Blog That Helps You Diagnose Your Characters: The person that creeps you out but you don’t know why.Author Joshua Hoythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01256754228034053632noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014610743273803857.post-28504553221273930032011-04-04T10:39:59.951-06:002011-04-04T10:39:59.951-06:00Haha, I know a few good people that make me feel t...Haha, I know a few good people that make me feel this way although I prob shouldn't mention any names since we both know her and it prob wouldn't be too nice, but that would be a great way to introduce villians, in the sense you think about other people in your own life and how you relate to them being creppy :)Whitney and Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903056174548031101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014610743273803857.post-40836152728379241322011-04-01T16:45:00.412-06:002011-04-01T16:45:00.412-06:00Thanks for the feedback everyone. I agree Emily th...Thanks for the feedback everyone. I agree Emily that as we write about these characters it can't be pages of description, boring, it needs to be given to the reader a little at a time. And you can write as much as you want I enjoy reading the posts and learn from them as well (:Author Joshua Hoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01256754228034053632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014610743273803857.post-14457173586845176392011-04-01T09:25:55.299-06:002011-04-01T09:25:55.299-06:00I can't describe it. I don't know what it...I can't describe it. I don't know what it is, but it's like you said, a good author can make your sub conscience tingle a bit and worry about a character. Like Emily said, Pres. Snow gave me the willies...maybe it was the smell of blood...I don't know.aprilhoythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992485192426728917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014610743273803857.post-63807256692601751772011-04-01T09:12:13.289-06:002011-04-01T09:12:13.289-06:00In my experiences I've learned that writing a ...In my experiences I've learned that writing a creepy, villainous character is a lot more difficult than say, seeing one in a movie. In a movie the character can do a thousand things, and add music, and in five minutes time we get who the character is. In a book people don't want to read a five page description of what the character is doing. (And we don't have the advantage of sounds.) We also can't just say "Archibald Thatcher was creepy" because that doesn't get the reader creeped out. The trick is doing it with the subtleties and details. Adding information here and there throughout the whole story in their actions and conversations. Now if only I could actually do it. Still working on that.<br /><br />So someone from a book I thought is creepy is President Snow in the Hunger Games. The first time Kat meets him I just shivered. (Also there is a character in Elantris. I wish I could remember his name. He has a creepy vibe the whole book and you learn a lot more about him at the end. He's a religious fanatic.)<br /><br />From a movie, one of my all time favorite villains is Bison from the recent Street Fighter movie. While I can't really recommend the movie overall, I suggest watching it just for an idea of a really good villain.<br /><br />I really didn't mean for the post to end up being this long. Sorry.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13016973541553233943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9014610743273803857.post-86078544838231569002011-04-01T07:35:44.336-06:002011-04-01T07:35:44.336-06:00I think that some of the scariest villains are the...I think that some of the scariest villains are the ones you DON'T see coming. It's nice to have subtle cues to warn us off. On the flip side, I love meeting people you just click with, for no understandable reason. ..Meegan, the Evil Stepmotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044706351219990718noreply@blogger.com