Villainous Psychology: How to Make Villains Feel Real

Panel

Tags: Writing, Hotel and Virtual

David Simms (moderator), Sydney Olivia, Zack Be, Charles E. Gannon

Realistic villains can make or break a story. But how can authors craft human, empathetic, and totally terrible people for their readers to love? How can authors learn from real life super villains in crafting their own? This panel of authors and psychologists (and author psychologists) will discuss the psychology of crime and trauma, and how to work these elements into realistic villains that leap off the page.