Hey Foz!
I've been trying to send you a post but I keep getting a message back that you
don't exist(!) If you've recieved anything I sent you this morning
let me know.

    Another question: I am considering writing a BGC fanfic. While I have 
some idea of what the hero's will do, there are problems in developing their 
opposition. Are there any suggestions you can make?
                   Fozzy Bear
                   (coutureg@comm.hq.af.mil)

Alright first of all, I agree with Jeanne. The 'bad guy' is easy to mess up
with 'over-the-topness'. Sometimes it's intriguing to have a villain that
defies the black and white persona; someone who the reader has a tough time
making out as the bad guy. Subtlety is key here. It may be somewhere near
the end where the reader can finally make a decision as to who the real
villain is and what they're up to.

I would first try to establish the villain's motives. What does he want? What
is he after? Once you have your answer you may find it a lot easier to
create the string of conflicts that will lead to the confontation of good
guy(s) and bad guy(s). 

Once you've established the motives you will have to create his method. In
my opinion the most interesting villains are the ones who cook up a scheme
that makes the good guy think they want one thing but they actually want
something else. And the villains methods should be clever and devious.

One more thing. Bad guys who are good at what they do are usually
pretty comfortable with what they are doing. It doesn't bother them that
what they are doing is not acceptable to the general public. This makes
it easier for them to do the bad things they do and, do them well ;)

Andy (IMHO)
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