After long amounts of procrastination, I've finally gotten a new webpage up:

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It still has a few problems; people will see it misformatted on IE6 (I'm getting a friend to help me out with that), and the confirmation message on the email form needs to be changed to match the rest of the site. Still, I'm very pleased with it.

Go check it out! And sign up to get an update when my book is out, if you are so inclined.

For this August I've started an internet event called 'World Building Month': a community of writers are going to dedicate August to develop their settings through descriptions, short stories, art, collages, and anything else that suits them. So far there are several writers/artists participating, and probably more to sign up. Anyone interested is invited.

To join, simply leave a comment (include a website if you're not using a DA account)! Everyone participating will be linked to create an internet directory of villain projects. I'll update with news, the occasional villain-article, and the progress on everyone's projects.

Posts begin on Sunday, June 1st! Latecomers welcome!

This is the official invitation!

August is going to be dedicated to world-building, here, and on any other blog or site that wishes to participate. We’re going to be exploring everything; history, art, politics, geography, map-making, town-building, magic, science, rumor mills, everything that provides a setting for writing. Any medium of exploring these topic is welcome, from essays to writing samples to artwork. This is an open project. As with Villain Month, I’ll be showcasing people’s work every week.

Interested in participating? Just leave a comment, and be sure to include the URL where you’ll be posting your own projects.

June’s Villain Month was a great success; here’s hoping that World Building Month can do the same!

This post is a mirror of my wordpress page, where this event originally started (hence the reason why most of the original links go to blogs). You can see the original page here.

For this June I've started an internet event called 'Villain Month': a community of writers are going to dedicate June to develop their antagonist characters through descriptions, short stories, drawing, collages, and anything else that suits them. So far there are several writers/artists participating, and probably more to sign up. Anyone interested is invited.

To join, simply leave a comment (include a website if you're not using a DA account)! Everyone participating will be linked to create an internet directory of villain projects. I'll update with news, the occasional villain-article, and the progress on everyone's projects.

Posts begin on Sunday, June 1st! Latecomers welcome!

This wraps up week two (this post is late-- small children terrorized our house) of Villain Month.

I had hoped to do more for my villain Tarren Kanichende, but didn't quite manage it.

• Tarren II Kanichende: introduction
• Tarren II Kanichende: if the hero

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Saint Know-All finished her study on Richard Khiro, and has just started on her second villain, Darren Hare.

• Richard Khiro Appraisal
• Sketch i (nudity)
• Richard Khiro and Tabitha
• Character sheet redux
• Mary Sue test for Richard Khiro
• Sketch ii (nudity)
• Sketch iii: Darren Hare

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Karma Girl posted a profile for her next villain, Dinah Renoir.

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Seanchaí posted some thoughts about the Underutilization of Villains.

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Aldersgatecycle spent the week working on her second villain, Sir Gregory Ander.

• Sir Gregory Ander, part i
• Sir Gregory Ander, part ii

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Nymeria wrote about her villain, Sirius Nymeron, and discussed what she liked to see in an antagonist.

• Not your usual 'cliche' villain
• Sirius Nymeron
• Sirius Nymeron: scene

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Rachel Russell posted a character sheet for her villain Keledreth.

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Ashley Mill writes a bit about what she's going to be doing for her villain, B.M. Lamora.

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Olivia posted a character sheet for her villain Roseanne Baker.

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Asustadizo drew a picture of his villain's hands.

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And that wraps up this week! I'll do the third update next weekend!

This post is a mirror of my wordpress page, where this event originally started (hence the reason why most of the original links go to blogs). You can see the original page here.

For this June I've started an internet event called 'Villain Month': a community of writers are going to dedicate June to develop their antagonist characters through descriptions, short stories, drawing, collages, and anything else that suits them. So far there are several writers/artists participating, and probably more to sign up. Anyone interested is invited.

To join, simply leave a comment (include a website if you're not using a DA account)! Everyone participating will be linked to create an internet directory of villain projects. I'll update with news, the occasional villain-article, and the progress on everyone's projects.

Posts begin on Sunday, June 1st! Latecomers welcome!

A week has passed since we started Villain Month! I'm really impressed by what people have come up with so far, so this is the first of four weekly showcases. Participants are listed in the order they signed up, then entries from oldest to newest.

I spent the week working on Lord Kione Remerdii, from my novel 'Blue Crystal'.

• Character introduction
• Family
• Personality test
• Scene
• The role of a villain

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Saint Know-All spent the last week developing Archduke Richard Khiro.

• Villain Month plans
• Character sheet
• Sketch i
• Story-blurb i
• Sketch ii
• Sketch iii
• Story-blurb ii
• Sketch iv
• Story-blurb iii
• Sketch v
• Examination of a villain
• Notes on Richard Khiro

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LeLoOr has been working on Leonard Geier.

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Karma Girl spent the week developing Veruca Marinme'.

• Veruca Marime'
• Veruca Marime' (cont)

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Nilah spent the week contemplating her villain Redtooth, and came up with an idea for his motivation: envy.

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Aldersgatecycle made a very in-depth post on Queen Maelys I, covering a bit of plot, a bit of quotes, personality, and basic facts.

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Dory made a post titled 'The Sorrowful Mind of a Villain' on Deviantart.com-- unnamed to make the thoughts easier to relate to.

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Nymeria examined Arturiel Valyr on her journal.

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Amber (Terrorcookie) decided to develop her villain by haiku-- she has two of them now, and a journal post serving as her central page.

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And finally, Oliva wrote a long, very detailed character sheet for her villain Charles de Paul.

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... Wow. Great job, you guys! I'm really impressed by what everyone has come up with so far!

A full list of participants can be found here, with links to their various websites. I'll be posting another full showcase next Saturday, so stay turned!

Looking forward to next week's projects!

This post is a mirror of my wordpress page, where this event originally started (hence the reason why most of the original links go to blogs). You can see the original page here.

For this June I've started an internet event called 'Villain Month': a community of writers are going to dedicate June to develop their antagonist characters through descriptions, short stories, drawing, collages, and anything else that suits them. So far there are several writers/artists participating, and probably more to sign up. Anyone interested is invited.

To join, simply leave a comment (include a website if you're not using a DA account)! Everyone participating will be linked to create an internet directory of villain projects. I'll update with news, the occasional villain-article, and the progress on everyone's projects.

Posts begin on Sunday, June 1st!

Hope to see you there!

The current participants:

Eliza Wyatt
Saint Know-All
MJ Cohen
Agarithia
Karma Girl
Seanchaí
Aolo
Sam
Poirotskull
Nilah
Aldersgatecycle
Dory
Shadow-of-ice
Nymeria
Evildex
Rachel Russell
Ashley
Amber
Olivia
Asustadizo

This post is a mirror of my wordpress page, where this event originally started (hence the reason why most of the original links go to blogs). You can see the original page here.