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    Sinfulwolf got a reaction from Arian-Sinclair in Writing An Antagonist: Thoughts, Ideas, Processes...   
    Just to throw in some thoughts. A human antagonist will almost always believe they are doing the right thing. However, they don’t need to be sympathetic for it. There are many examples in history of people that were downright vile doing what they thought was a good thing. Beliefs of superiority due to race, gender, sexuality, religion, etc. have led to many atrocities that were supposed to be for the right reason. While some of these people are universally hated, some are heroes or villains depending on who you ask. Winston Churchill for example. Often seen as a hero by the media, but I’m sure the Irish and Indians have much different views on him. Or Sir John A. MacDonald. One of the leading figures in the formation of Canada as a nation and the first Prime Minister. However an alcoholic and involved pretty firmly in the Residential Schools.
    If not human though, minds work in different ways. A few examples have been brought up such as Jaws, or the Raptors in Jurassic Park. These though are primal creatures acting on instinct. Slasher villains such as Jason Vorhees or Michael Myers are often supposed to be embodiment of evil but they are really mostly instinctual and primal. Characters like Pinhead from Hellraiser though have objectives and goals though they are clearly not of the moral variety.
    My current story my villain is a demon. He has plots and schemes that involve the destruction of many lives in one way or another, and he’s not sympathetic to the pain he causes as that stands in his way. However, he just just go off destroying things for the shits and giggles of it. It’s less evil, and more amoral from common society’s standpoint. 
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    Sinfulwolf reacted to CloverReef in Committing Murder... Of Your Characters   
    I love horror fantasy fusions. But yeah, I absolutely believe you can be super attached to your characters and empathize with them yet still be more than happy to slaughter the fuck out of them. Doesn’t mean you’re less attached than someone who wouldn’t hurt their characters, I think it just means that you made a difficult decision, or like the more emotionally driven writers like me, let the story sweep you away and did what it demanded. 
     
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    Sinfulwolf got a reaction from CloverReef in Committing Murder... Of Your Characters   
    I often get attached to my characters, and while sometimes might have trouble letting go I still can because it can make the story better. Granted my current story is an Urban Fantasy with stripes of horror, so there’s a decent amount of gruesome death. And I often have it on page to be read. 
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    Sinfulwolf got a reaction from BronxWench in Committing Murder... Of Your Characters   
    I often get attached to my characters, and while sometimes might have trouble letting go I still can because it can make the story better. Granted my current story is an Urban Fantasy with stripes of horror, so there’s a decent amount of gruesome death. And I often have it on page to be read. 
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    Sinfulwolf got a reaction from Anesor in A Question of Other Languages In Your Story   
    Oh, the story itself is in English, as is the story’s title itself, and the summary. It’s only the chapter titles. 
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    Sinfulwolf got a reaction from BronxWench in A Question of Other Languages In Your Story   
    Oh, the story itself is in English, as is the story’s title itself, and the summary. It’s only the chapter titles. 
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    Sinfulwolf reacted to CloverReef in A Question of Other Languages In Your Story   
    As long as it's clear the story is in English, so readers don't get scared off, I think chapter titles are the one place you can go absolutely crazy without detracting from the story. Esperanto, klingon, complete gibberish. Might make the writer pause and wtf about it but it won't rip them out of scenes or mess with the pacing. Might even pique curiosity and make some party more attention for hidden meanings. 
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    Sinfulwolf reacted to JayDee in A Question of Other Languages In Your Story   
    Can confirm. My latin lessons at school were hellish.
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    Sinfulwolf reacted to Desiderius Price in A Question of Other Languages In Your Story   
    I might suggest an (*) somewhere and state what the English equivalent is, or “Latin (English)”, especially where it’s not guessable.
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    Sinfulwolf got a reaction from Arian-Sinclair in A Question of Other Languages In Your Story   
    I’m glad the idea isn’t entirely out to lunch then.
    I’ve pondered that before, but it’s a good suggestion. I suppose I just need to think of how exactly I want to present it so it looks good.
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    Sinfulwolf got a reaction from Arian-Sinclair in A Question of Other Languages In Your Story   
    A question that offers a slight variation of the topic. What of different language in chapter titles? 
    While I personally try to stay with English in the actual content of the story, I’ve been using Latin in the chapter titles of my latest tale. Mostly because I think it fits the Hellish themes somewhat. But I’m curious to think what folks might think of that.
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    Sinfulwolf got a reaction from BronxWench in A Question of Other Languages In Your Story   
    I’m glad the idea isn’t entirely out to lunch then.
    I’ve pondered that before, but it’s a good suggestion. I suppose I just need to think of how exactly I want to present it so it looks good.
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    Sinfulwolf got a reaction from Anesor in A Question of Other Languages In Your Story   
    A question that offers a slight variation of the topic. What of different language in chapter titles? 
    While I personally try to stay with English in the actual content of the story, I’ve been using Latin in the chapter titles of my latest tale. Mostly because I think it fits the Hellish themes somewhat. But I’m curious to think what folks might think of that.
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    Sinfulwolf got a reaction from BronxWench in A Question of Other Languages In Your Story   
    A question that offers a slight variation of the topic. What of different language in chapter titles? 
    While I personally try to stay with English in the actual content of the story, I’ve been using Latin in the chapter titles of my latest tale. Mostly because I think it fits the Hellish themes somewhat. But I’m curious to think what folks might think of that.
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