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Hello everyone!

Sorry I haven’t had a chance to reply to you. I guess life got in the way. 🙂

@daeus-lamb

Thanks so much for the advice on redeeming villains. I do think I seem to err on making it too easy, which is why I never liked my redemption stories. You gave me great ideas for another “bad” character that I had already planned on redeeming. Thank you so much!

@the-fledgling-artist

That was a really helpful perspective! I also have always heard “think of the character as a real person) but if I had the power to chose what all these real people would do, I would make them all repent! 🙂 Thinking through their role as a vehicle for truth-telling helps a lot!

@skye

Great distinction between misunderstood and misunderstand. I never thought about it that way, but that was another eye-opening way of seeing things.

@taylorclogston

Great examples! You’re totally right, and that’s very powerful. I do feel I sometimes fall for the trap of failing to give real consequences to my villains, but hearing you explain their power is super helpful.

@everyone

You all have been super helpful. I’ll have to use a lot of these tips when reworking a story I’ve already written (the super-duper rough draft). 🙂 This has been a very eye-opening read and made me feel more ready to share the truth through these characters. I love how God uses this forum to strengthen his people!