tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post4942372468645485127..comments2023-09-21T08:53:04.990-07:00Comments on ~ My Blog & Role Fantasy ~: Gorgeous EvilAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13160671849686091948noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post-70713128365512215502012-04-28T10:54:29.341-07:002012-04-28T10:54:29.341-07:00Lestat is the epitome of Gorgeous Evil! Hannibal L...Lestat is the epitome of Gorgeous Evil! Hannibal Lector is another fabulous example. And I agree, I wouldn't have it any other way, either. We need our villains! <br /><br />Kranky you are damn good at the Gorgeous Evil thing. Hmm...perhaps TOO good. Mwhaaaaaaa!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160671849686091948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post-31615996264059624092012-04-27T22:45:21.223-07:002012-04-27T22:45:21.223-07:00Lestat from Interview with a Vampire is a perfect ...Lestat from Interview with a Vampire is a perfect example of a Gorgeous Villian. He is a ruthless selfish survivor with extremely good looks. You want him to win. I love my vampires.<br /><br />Hannibal Lector is another great example of a villian. Not handsome, but smart and there is certainly something about him that makes you route for him. Even if he does eat brains and that is just disgusting!<br /><br />Then there is your serial killer, Ted Bundy is a good one to use. He was handsome charasmatic and smart. He did horrible things had a dark evil violent side and killed a great amount of girls. Yet there was still something very likeable about him. <br /><br />There is something sick and twisted about our attraction to villians of all kinds, but personally I wouldn't have it any other way.Kranky Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678783976276385083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post-62503740458912344312012-04-04T08:57:00.326-07:002012-04-04T08:57:00.326-07:00I really need to read Save the Cat. I agree that t...I really need to read Save the Cat. I agree that the best villains have a redeeming quality...or at least a great back story, i.e. they weren't always villains. We can all be villains, given the right set of circumstance. And we can all be heroes, depending on the choices we make. Thank YOU, Andi-Roo (what a great name!), for the fabulous comment! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160671849686091948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post-51418306025522414412012-04-03T21:28:36.125-07:002012-04-03T21:28:36.125-07:00I read a book called *Save the Cat* in which it is...I read a book called *Save the Cat* in which it is suggested that all villains must have a redeeming quality in order to gain a reader's appreciation. I love this idea & have thus been pondering how to include the gorgeous evil in my story while not making the antagonist "evil for the sake of evil" (what I like to think of as the "cue scary music and waggly eyebrows" obvious bad guy who's just all meanie-pants through & through). I will come back to the post again as I carve out this character to remind myself why he's necessary to the plot, how important is his role in story motion, & what made him choose his path. Thanks for this awesome advice! :)<br /><br />Andi-Roo /// @theworld4realz<br />http://www.theworld4realz.com/ <br />theworldforrealz@gmail.comAndi-Roohttp://www.theworld4realz.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post-72218743068199653632012-03-26T16:06:29.735-07:002012-03-26T16:06:29.735-07:00Aww, thanks, Scarlett! xAww, thanks, Scarlett! xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160671849686091948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post-30573930564297584542012-03-26T16:05:23.897-07:002012-03-26T16:05:23.897-07:00Anytime, Penny! I really enjoy your insights and s...Anytime, Penny! I really enjoy your insights and stories, as well as the subjects you chose on your blog. Thanks for dropping by!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160671849686091948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post-67648553920750455852012-03-26T16:03:27.730-07:002012-03-26T16:03:27.730-07:00Thanks, Amberr! xThanks, Amberr! xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160671849686091948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post-18710693745613428652012-03-26T15:06:03.136-07:002012-03-26T15:06:03.136-07:00I love the way you examine both sides of the evil ...I love the way you examine both sides of the evil character. Your critique of the use and effects is right on target. Thanks for stopping by my blog too.Penny @ A Penny and Changehttp://apennyandchange.pennyleisch.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post-91975089025868732232012-03-26T12:02:04.044-07:002012-03-26T12:02:04.044-07:00Excellent post on needing an antagonist to make fo...Excellent post on needing an antagonist to make for a good story. Gorgeous evil, indeed.Amberr Meadowshttp://www.amberrisme.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post-51947361643071161562012-03-26T11:15:54.946-07:002012-03-26T11:15:54.946-07:00FYI... and Hellloooooo, Again!
Just want to let y...FYI... and Hellloooooo, Again!<br /><br />Just want to let you know I'm sharing YOU over at my space today! I'm fascinated, so appreciative, and downright excited to yell to the world (well, my little piece of it, anyway) that we're Friends!<br /><br />*waves from my pajamas at 1:15 in the afternoon*Scarletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post-85140548020967755272012-03-24T05:33:56.083-07:002012-03-24T05:33:56.083-07:00You're absolutely right, Jeremy. "Real&qu...You're absolutely right, Jeremy. "Real" is essential, because if the antagonist isn't believable, what is the point?? <br /><br />Glad you enjoyed the post! Thanks, Jeremy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160671849686091948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post-66621434802912406762012-03-24T04:35:36.975-07:002012-03-24T04:35:36.975-07:00fantastic post!
love the oxymoron!
one thing I be...fantastic post!<br />love the oxymoron!<br /><br />one thing I believe about the gorgeous evil: he has to be real<br /><br />sometimes having a bad guy being bad for the sake of being bad is fun<br />but in general im really drawn to antagonists who are evil because of something that has made them that way or because of the situation they find themselves in... its just more believable for me.... i've been around for some 30+ years, and ive never met anyone who kills people because they just like killing! (then again, sociopaths do exists..........)<br /><br />great post!Jeremy Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16238461503448315492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post-26452862204375744912012-03-23T13:39:43.237-07:002012-03-23T13:39:43.237-07:00Lovely! I'll e-mail you now! :)Lovely! I'll e-mail you now! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160671849686091948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post-19045521595877168582012-03-23T11:02:29.133-07:002012-03-23T11:02:29.133-07:00Email away!
My son set up a new phone app on my ...Email away! <br /><br />My son set up a new phone app on my new "smart"phone the other day, and now due to the lonnnngggg reach of Google, I have a Gmail account which, apparently, must be my default email now. So, when I reply using (Google)on blogs, all mail goes to that account. I'm dealing with it. But only because I must. More work. Hmpf!<br /><br />However, you can still reach my personal email at scarlettcolleen@yahoo .com... any time! <br /><br />A little tiny bit of Gorgeous Evil in my newest book that I'm reading, I suppose. It's certainly yummy. I jumped on that band wagon that was all a flutter over "Fifty Shades of Grey". Her use of the first person threw me off just a bit in the beginning and I don't particularly care for her style, but I'm willing to overlook it 'cause... well, read the book and you'll see! *G* Wowzer! It is kinda growing on me.<br /><br />The other two are new releases by bloggers I follow...<br /><br />The first, "Oppression" by Jessica Therrien is a YA paranormal romance. Really enjoying it! Bought it 'cause it's got a great twist, I think, on the old mythologies. Also, I was trying to determine whether my WIP is YA... and/or a Paranormal Romance. I've since determined mine is NOT YA, but might be considered paranormal, and definitely has romance involved. <br /><br />The second (only a page or two in yet) is, "Whole Latte Life" by Joanne DeMaio. Bought it 'cause I like her metaphors and I'm a sucker for stars, and because her Main Character loses her mother, as my MC does, and I wanted to read the differences and the similarities. Plus it just sounds like an interesting storyline.Scarletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post-2253897184099812982012-03-23T10:29:07.113-07:002012-03-23T10:29:07.113-07:00Glad to hear you're on an upswing. And finding...Glad to hear you're on an upswing. And finding balance? Ugh. But it is key, isn't it? Damn it. Going overboard is so much fun, but our bodies tend to disagree. <br /><br />Awww, thanks Scarlett, I feel the same. x <br /><br />Three books at once?? Yeah, that IS a lot. But a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. Are these all fiction or?? Would love to know!<br /><br />Hopefully it's more Gorgeous Evil and not Zombies, but knowing me it's a little of both. Gorgeous Zombies??? Okay if I send you an e-mail? xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160671849686091948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post-50963057305520190722012-03-23T09:09:57.638-07:002012-03-23T09:09:57.638-07:00It's All Good! *g*
Feeling better with each p...It's All Good! *g*<br /><br />Feeling better with each passing day. Just have to remember to give my neck a rest ever so often. That feels weird. And it kind of slows me down a bit. So, now am struggling with finding the balance. Also, The Girl's 16th birthday has now passed and I can get back to *my* thing.<br /><br />I missed both of my regular postings this week and have just been skimming my friends' spaces. But YOU... YOU I save to answer! <br /><br />On a good note: I'm finally diving back into my reading. Got three going all at once at the moment. Unheard of for me to read more than one book at a time. Accidental really. But really enjoying them! <br /><br />How's the white coats treatin' ya? Any news? Please tell me you just have a bad case of the Gorgeous Evil in you, not Zombies. Though I'd love you even if your flesh was falling off. Just sayin'.Scarletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post-47059174114092546092012-03-23T06:16:34.889-07:002012-03-23T06:16:34.889-07:00Never "bad" Scarlett! I love your ramble...Never "bad" Scarlett! I love your rambles and you stop by any time. I've missed you though, and hope all is well. Please let me know. x<br /><br />Mmmm, I'm loving the sound of your WIP's villain! He sounds proper Gorgeous Evil. Glad I had good timing!<br /><br />As much as I enjoy zombies, it's more the zombie metaphor I'm into, 'cos when it comes to the actual brain-eating part I'm a total wimp! Plus zombies are not Gorgeous Evil. More like, Fun-Metaphorical-Evil/Allegory-of-Society-Evil. Hmmm...I think I have a new idea for a post. Thanks, Scarlett! Oh, and Shaun of the Dead is one of my all-time-fav movies!<br /><br />Yes! Kevin Spacey!! He is AWESOME at playing Gorgeous Evil. <br /><br />And absodamnlutely I couldn't agree more, Gorgeous Evil IS what keeps us reading. The more interesting and multifaceted the "Evil", the more interesting and multifaceted our Hero's tale.<br /><br />Thanks once again for your thoughtful and thought-provoking comment, Scarlett, please do let me know how you are xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160671849686091948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post-53107803311635466132012-03-22T18:37:33.235-07:002012-03-22T18:37:33.235-07:00Help! I've fallen and *gorgeous evil* has tied...Help! I've fallen and *gorgeous evil* has tied me to the bedpost! Oh, wait... wrong storyline. <br /><br />I LOVE a villain with depth! Admittedly, I'm not into zombies due to their apathetic nature... well, and of course that little problem they have with the flesh falling from their bodies. I make only two exceptions: 'Shaun of the Dead' (LOVE it) and 'Zombieland' (Priceless). As you can see, I'm no zombie connoisseur. <br /><br />My idea of Gorgeous Evil, is the anti-hero you wish you could save, if only in that one lovely, fleeting moment when you're convinced you could be happy living on the dark side. Suitable example: Young Darth Vader. And just about any villain role Kevin Spacey takes on. Oh, and Robert DeNiro in Cape Fear. And Edward Norton in... what was that movie?... Primal Fear! Yeah. That one. Yum. <br /><br />IK, your timing couldn't be better! I have been mulling over my own Gorgeous Evil in my WIP. I fear "HE" is downright wimpy. I think you've shed a whole new light with this post on Character and Depth! One might argue, it is Gorgeous Evil that keeps us reading. Why else would we care about our Hero's journey, if the road was nothing more than a bed of roses?<br /><br />I'm seeing my villain more as a, say... Peter Stormare, who played Satan in the movie, 'Constantine'. Primal. Greedy. Sexual. But with a better wardrobe and slightly more human characteristics. <br /><br />So sorry it took me three whole days to stop in and ramble on and on! Bad Scarlett.Scarletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194637248895827402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post-7543942427951937752012-03-21T18:24:20.169-07:002012-03-21T18:24:20.169-07:00Hey Mia!
We like so many of the same things it&#...Hey Mia! <br /><br />We like so many of the same things it's freaky! lol<br /><br />No need to apologize, I'm behind myself! I'll go check out your post now. Thanks so much, Mia!!<br /><br />I hope all is well with you, too. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160671849686091948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post-24817233410081897102012-03-21T17:32:16.994-07:002012-03-21T17:32:16.994-07:00Hey Intricate Knot!
First, I have to comment on t...Hey Intricate Knot!<br /><br />First, I have to comment on the "Legend Darkness" photo. I LOVE LEGEND! SOOO cool to see other people that know that movie lol.<br /><br />Second, I apologize in the delay to tell you this news, but I awarded you the "Sunshine Award" sometime last week. I am so behind lol. You can check it out here: http://themusescircle.blogspot.com/2012/03/sunshine-award-tagged-my-picks-of-week.html<br /><br />Anyway, I hope all is well!<br /><br />Mia at <a href="http://themusescircle.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Muses Circle</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151049901938985698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post-44474524378812672382012-03-21T11:57:48.133-07:002012-03-21T11:57:48.133-07:00Thanks so much, Natalie! xThanks so much, Natalie! xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160671849686091948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post-24269147321808656022012-03-21T11:49:06.451-07:002012-03-21T11:49:06.451-07:00Thanks, MGG! Always a pleasure to see you stop by ...Thanks, MGG! Always a pleasure to see you stop by :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160671849686091948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post-31709257261976102392012-03-21T11:48:10.125-07:002012-03-21T11:48:10.125-07:00Absodamnlutely! Totally agree, RA. The villain is ...Absodamnlutely! Totally agree, RA. The villain is the writer's shadow. A really good villain, is a collective shadow. Pretty cool! And yes, disowning the villain or "shadow" side of ourselves I think can lead to all kinds of psychological issues. Thanks for stopping by!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160671849686091948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post-27927698326477579402012-03-21T10:39:22.491-07:002012-03-21T10:39:22.491-07:00Knoty, I gave you an award, go to my blog and pick...Knoty, I gave you an award, go to my blog and pick it up!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863159479266514672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4585988376433336997.post-83789111892166811802012-03-20T19:10:33.139-07:002012-03-20T19:10:33.139-07:00Totally agree about how a good villain is essentia...Totally agree about how a good villain is essential to a good story, as usual I can't quite think of any examples to make my point(other than the ones you've given) but I do know what you mean Knotty! Great postMrGreenGeneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07025820340780565396noreply@blogger.com