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Exercise #821: Craft
Posted 9/6/19
I spend a lot of time cross-stitching while my husband watches something on television that I don’t particularly care about watching. It’s actually quality time for our marriage, because I do pay attention to what’s happening in the show, and we often pause it to talk about what we think will happen or make other comments about it. Recently we were doing this and the main character - the protagonist that we’d come to like a lot - was killed off, and the antagonist - the villain we’d come to intensely dislike - was suddenly our point of view.
The writer in me was skeptical but whoever wrote it did a wonderful job. By the end, we understood our new protag’s motivations and began to see him as the good guy. I wish I could remember what it was we saw. :-(
For today’s exercise, take a well-known villain and write a scene from their POV. Try to make your audience like him or her (or at least understand better). Remember a warning if your piece needs one!
(Since our membership has varied experiences, it would be helpful to put a link to somewhere that “defines” your chosen villain. For instance, if I chose Cruella de Vil, I could send my audience here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruella_de_Vil)
Critiquers, along with a technical review, you might answer the following questions:
* Could you relate to this piece? Why or why not?
* Was this piece helpful to you as a writer? Why or why not?
Word limit: 1200
Please use the subject line
SUB: Exercise #821/yourname
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