My characters need to be believable. That means I need to know what they are about, what are they going through, what have they experienced, what are their wishes, needs and expectations. To bigger or lesser extent I need to know them.
So – the question then is – how do I write about a villain?
When I was 18, just finishing gymnasium, I had the possibility to have a one day session at the Career Consulting Centre. This organization gives advice on your carrier options best suited for your talents and ambitions. They run you through different tests, some IQ-ones, some psychological ones. Once this is finished and you receive your career advice you can even include that document with your university application.
Although I had a pretty good idea where I was going, I still visited the Career Center, just so that they re-confirm my decision.
When I was about 11 we had a school assignment to write a science fiction essay. So the very first idea of this book appeared: far, far in the future (I’m still not sure how far that will be right now) when teleporting is the standard means of transportation, my female heroine is “ported” to complete some task on a specific planet. As the port is completed, she finds herself on a planet that does not at all correspond to what she´d expected.
All of this is about writing a book.
I’m really eager to get it finished and completed so it’s ready for my readers.
But – it takes time so to calm my eagerness I decided that I will tell you about the process of writing. Characters, events that make their way into the book, triumphs and miseries as chapters unfold, while the characters do what I want them to do. Or not, and they do their own stuff instead.
Come back to me with your thoughts, as they might find their way into the book itself.
I hope you will enjoy my blog entries, and in the end the book itself.
– Tara Jade
