tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post1201626261416760498..comments2024-03-18T08:28:21.036+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: What makes a great villain?Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-3542041398005834622010-12-20T09:20:16.099+00:002010-12-20T09:20:16.099+00:00Hi Liara .. too true and we certainly can conjure ...Hi Liara .. too true and we certainly can conjure villains up .. both in our writings and in our minds .. <br /><br />Thanks - good points .. hope this week goes well .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-41422261304401640852010-12-20T02:12:33.779+00:002010-12-20T02:12:33.779+00:00Nothing exists unless you choose to conjure it up ...Nothing exists unless you choose to conjure it up to evoke a particular emotion and lesson.Liara Coverthttp://blog.dreambuilders.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-91035290894086630882010-12-11T20:53:36.531+00:002010-12-11T20:53:36.531+00:00Hi Theresa .. thanks .. Stephen's post is very...Hi Theresa .. thanks .. Stephen's post is very good especially with his examples .. Freddy Kruger is pretty awful!<br /><br />Novel writing has so many aspects .. I'm learning! & which films I should be watching!! Oh well ..lots to keep me amused in the future .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-88919809409300280982010-12-11T20:03:52.468+00:002010-12-11T20:03:52.468+00:00Bad guys are great to read and write, but sometime...Bad guys are great to read and write, but sometimes difficult to watch (Freddy Kruger is a good example). I agree it's important to think of the type of antagonist we're writing and when the antagonist is revealed. Fun different examples.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-24378475806318513772010-12-11T07:01:11.809+00:002010-12-11T07:01:11.809+00:00Hi JD .. yes, when I read Steve's guest post I...Hi JD .. yes, when I read Steve's guest post I thought 1408 look interesting .. if I can get past the horror of it - I may well do so at some stage: the name will stick anyway.<br /><br />Again - Steve's example .. using Scooby Doo .. <br /><br />I had to look up Oil Can Harry .. and I see it's TerryToons .. he sounds greasy and slippery just from his name ..<br /><br />Thanks .. JD .. good thoughts - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-83869860128762272932010-12-11T04:31:44.286+00:002010-12-11T04:31:44.286+00:00Now I want to see 1408.
I'm glad you brought ...Now I want to see 1408.<br /><br />I'm glad you brought in Scooby Doo.<br /><br />Whenever I think villain, I think Oil Can Harry. He's got that classic villain look.J.D. Meierhttp://SourcesOfInsight.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-21467021139152708132010-12-10T07:51:27.896+00:002010-12-10T07:51:27.896+00:00Hi Vered .. wonderful to see you here .. oh did yo...Hi Vered .. wonderful to see you here .. oh did you actually sit and watch .. and then suffer nightmares .. I think I would have done too. So pleased - I managed to avoid most of the horror stories and films growing up!<br /><br />Like you .. I don't do horror movies or films .. and I can quite believe your comment .. cheers & enjoy the weekend .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-5125903846476908282010-12-10T07:49:16.630+00:002010-12-10T07:49:16.630+00:00Hi Helen .. lovely having you come over .. villain...Hi Helen .. lovely having you come over .. villains and heroes .. there still has to be that balance - the scales need to be tipped somewhere ..<br /><br />Thanks Helen .. it's been great having Stephen here .. enjoy Friday! HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-30692725649976962062010-12-10T07:47:40.747+00:002010-12-10T07:47:40.747+00:00Hi Steve .. yes WOW .. we're still going &...Hi Steve .. yes WOW .. we're still going & you missed a couple of new ones!! I'm always amazed and so chuffed when everyone comes over .. <br /><br />Villains as subjects always draw us in somehow .. and you've highlighted a few really 'nasty' ones .. in various genres.<br /><br />It's been a pleasure having you here .. and we'll 'play it again Sam' sometime?! Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-34154308984307644742010-12-10T05:06:48.436+00:002010-12-10T05:06:48.436+00:00This brings back memories! My younger brother used...This brings back memories! My younger brother used to love horror films and convinced me to watch a few with him. We watched all ‘Nightmare on Elm Street' sequences. It was SO HARD for me. I would have nightmares for weeks! <br /><br />I haven't seen a horror film in 20 years at least, and I don't miss the genre!Vered https://www.blogger.com/profile/09453358346751699999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-7234777148927292502010-12-09T22:03:51.486+00:002010-12-09T22:03:51.486+00:00Villains are often the best part of a story. You g...Villains are often the best part of a story. You gotta have a hero that's equal to the villain, though. Thanks for the post, Stephen.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-64718934542800094532010-12-09T21:27:55.083+00:002010-12-09T21:27:55.083+00:00Wow! This is the bog that keeps on giving. Just wh...Wow! This is the bog that keeps on giving. Just when I think its over there are lots more comments. Thanks again everyone for stopping by. You really know how to make a guest blogger feel welcome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-75364586096293374782010-12-09T20:07:39.178+00:002010-12-09T20:07:39.178+00:00Hi Jannie .. no -he's not is he! Steve had pu...Hi Jannie .. no -he's not is he! Steve had put a small one in .. I just preferred this rather gruesome picture .. have to have my pictures!<br /><br />I just don't do villainous movies .. so actually mostly don't know what people are talking about - I've seen enough from the promotional scenes ..<br /><br />Stephen .. set a lot of his marketing up himself .. and it's all on his blog - he went through his recent process from July this year .. so with Talli .. good mix of learning - let alone all the other authors.<br /><br />We'll have to do the same for you and your CDs .. and I've enjoyed the guest posting .. and have some thoughts for next year ..<br /><br />Enjoy the rest of the week - & happy track making tomorrow evening .. will be dreaming of you!! Probably not! .. cheers and xoxo to BB et al at Funsterland .. and you, Jannie, ..... Hilree!Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-72597867749840985282010-12-09T19:04:44.290+00:002010-12-09T19:04:44.290+00:00Freddy Krueger is not a very good-looking bloke, i...Freddy Krueger is not a very good-looking bloke, is he? To my eye anyway.<br /><br /><br />Love the villaneous cultural eclecticism here. Fun how this includes Hannibal and the potential Scooby-Do villians too. And that Jaws shark stil has me scared to swim all these years later.<br /><br />I try not to write any villians in my songs, but if that ever changes, I'll be back to this like a shot for reminders. <br /><br />And how lovely to have a book-signing, well deserved for all Stephen's excellent work on Breakthrough! <br /><br />How great you both connected and are sharing this with us.<br /><br />xoxo to Hilree.Jannie Funsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11595786402510366043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-44526269547136397042010-12-09T07:49:38.672+00:002010-12-09T07:49:38.672+00:00Hi Amy .. thank you! but this is all Steve's w...Hi Amy .. thank you! but this is all Steve's work .. I just added some of the pretty bits! There's certainly more aspects to villains than I'd realised!! <br /><br />Really grateful for the kind encouraging words ... love them .. and so pleased you enjoyed it all - have a good rest of the week .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-76903957792583733162010-12-09T07:47:38.186+00:002010-12-09T07:47:38.186+00:00Hi Jemi .. you're so right a good villain is s...Hi Jemi .. you're so right a good villain is secretive, yet apparent .. I think I just read and devour .. but from now on I'll be wondering who is doing it! Good to see you - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-66589646108203874602010-12-09T07:46:30.693+00:002010-12-09T07:46:30.693+00:00Hi Susanne - thanks Steve has done an excellent jo...Hi Susanne - thanks Steve has done an excellent job here .. and we're all learning from the different approaches .. enjoy today - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-33416383168676740892010-12-09T07:45:20.390+00:002010-12-09T07:45:20.390+00:00Hi Sharon .. - thank you so much .. it's been ...Hi Sharon .. - thank you so much .. it's been a good Home and Away! We're warming up a little! and we're very lucky we are in the south .. thanks -HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-64074424113254777442010-12-09T02:52:28.786+00:002010-12-09T02:52:28.786+00:00What a post, Hilary! I'm going to keep an ey...What a post, Hilary! I'm going to keep an eye on you! :) I can just see you following in Stephen's footsteps.<br /><br />This is a whole postful of encouragement!<br /><br />Great sharing, Hilary.Soul Dipperhttp://souldipper.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-53865966715390365242010-12-08T23:46:46.397+00:002010-12-08T23:46:46.397+00:00I love a good villain! I like both when the author...I love a good villain! I like both when the author keeps the identity secret and when we know who it is from the start! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-491809150958627292010-12-08T23:46:33.436+00:002010-12-08T23:46:33.436+00:00Hilary, great post on villians. Looks like this i...Hilary, great post on villians. Looks like this is definitely the latest hot topic from all the comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-10341556050783307192010-12-08T22:23:25.976+00:002010-12-08T22:23:25.976+00:00Wonderful post, Stephen and Hilary! You two make ...Wonderful post, Stephen and Hilary! You two make quite the team. :)<br /><br /><br />Have a lovely rest of the week, Hilary. I hope you and your Mum are keeping warm.Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-43363769161466664122010-12-08T18:30:50.254+00:002010-12-08T18:30:50.254+00:00Hi Patricia .. this is a good post isn't it! ...Hi Patricia .. this is a good post isn't it! See you over at his blog soon .. <br /><br />oh what 'does us in' as kids .. I used to hate balloons and bangs - fireworks .. I can understand IT girl's fright .. I don't like horror movies now!!! Won't go to them!<br /><br />Good reference about the Counselling aspect .. we need to keep an open mind to find out where their pain has come from and why .. <br /><br />I'm like you - I keep the bad stuff out .. <br /><br />Thankfully Mum is always pleased to see me and I get the smiles to go with it .. sometimes quiet ones as today .. but other times - the big ones! Cheers .. lovely seeing you here .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-24637006502210995172010-12-08T18:04:16.470+00:002010-12-08T18:04:16.470+00:00Great post and I will follow through and check out...Great post and I will follow through and check out Stephen's work sites - great job here.<br /><br />I always keep in mind my oldest daughter's first villainous encounter. She was 3 and her friend's birthday was centered around seeing the movie Bambi. The fire kills Bambi's mother - it was so traumatic to my child that she did not go to another movie until she was in the double digits (she loves movies now and animation is her fun art - IT Girl)<br /><br />I always keep this in mind because when I was doing counseling it assisted me in finding the "pain" and the source of this "pain" a child might be experiencing - even adults The villain in their life...it is always amazing to me how many people imitate movie pain into their real life.<br />I am actually a feel good movie buff - there are so many bumps in the road of life, I can just hear of it now and move on<br /><br />Glad to hear of your mum's smile and responses.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649391137077220495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-78330011541431179002010-12-08T17:03:37.239+00:002010-12-08T17:03:37.239+00:00Hi Talon .. Steve's post .. I just added in on...Hi Talon .. Steve's post .. I just added in one or two extra pics! I like photos .. but can't take them like you do .. I think you're right - the good will be very sweet.<br /><br />Enjoy the week and thanks for coming by .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com