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Season 1 Episode 10: Villains – How They Shape Your Novel with Guest Author Amy Zeigler

Jul 28, 2023 | Podcast Episodes, Season 1

In this episode, M Irene and Amy Bell interview Amey Zeigler again, but this time about villains! Amey discusses what makes a compelling villain, goes over villain motivations, talks about how to make them a FOIL to your protagonist, and more!

Episode Speakers & Guests

Amey Zeigler

Amey Zeigler is an award-winning author of romantic comedies and mysteries. Her mainstream romance, The Casserole Dish, won the Runner-Up in the Rone for Sweet Contemporary Romance. Her ten years of theater training in college and high school inspired her to narrate her own books. She spins stories with humor, charm, and heart, often with a dash of action and adventure. When she’s not writing, she is teasing her three kids, globe-trotting with her husband (for book research of course!), or trying new things. You can find her at www.ameyzeigler.com or @ameyzeigler on Instagram and Twitter and Dabblewriter.com

Downloads & Resources

Darcy Pattison: Motivations for Villains
Challenge
Ask these questions of your villain: Do my villains motivations make sense? Is their motivation compelling? Is it connected to a value system even if that value system is skewed? Is it rooted in humanity? And is the motivation rooted around your theme? Then, in your next wip start with your villain.