META: Writer's Block and Crazy-Ass Ideas
Andrew Burton
tuglyraisin at aol.com
Tue Jul 1 21:37:48 PDT 2008
Tom Russell wrote:
> I especially have trouble coming up with villains who aren't the main
> focus of a given story; writing JOLT CITY # 10, which introduced over
> twenty-odd villains, was something of a nightmare. I often try to
> jump-start the process by surfing the internet, hoping something or
> another will pop up and I'll go, "Ooh, I'll use that!"
See, I avoid having that happen by making my villains the good guys!
Let's face it, nine times out of ten the villains are more interesting.
They drive the story. They pro-actively innovate. Why should the
heroes get all the attention, when they're second fiddle to the villains
anyway. :)
> Anyone else want to share their thoughts on writer's block, crazy-ass
> ideas, and inspiration?
I normally do, but writer's block
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Andrew Burton
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