The Real Life Adventures of Emily Sinclair

We're back with another bad guy post! Wahahahaha! Originally, I was going to invite Dzherri to help me write this post, but since he was bad and hijacked the blog last week I decided not to include him. (For those of you who don't know, Dzherri Alexandrovich Kalasky is one of my main and favorite villains I've created. You pronounce Dzherri as Jil-e-at.) Plus, you guys should not have encouraged him. Not good. Now I've got a real problem on my hands... Ahem. Back to the subject. So, last week, we discussed how character drives a story and how you can use the most common bad guy story, but if the character is good, you have power in your story. Now, this week, we're going to talk about the different types of bad guys and which one is good for what kind of story.

Hello everyone! Today, I wanted to tell you some exciting news about Red Crisis.  To begin, I'm almost- Wham! Nicolai! Quick, jump on the keyboard! Yes, that keyboard! Now, write down every word I say so we can get this done before Warren shows up. Yes, every word. NO! Not the words I said before about the keyboard- are you still writing? Stop it! No, I... yes, I did say every  word but I didn't mean literally, I meant when I began talking. Yes, I'm talking. Now stop it! Oh never mind. Let's get down to business.

Hello everyone, we're back for another post on villainy! I hope you enjoyed the last one. (To read the last post, click HERE ) In the last post I discussed the importance of creating a villain. I also pointed out that most- if not all- villains seek and want some sort of power. You can rip apart any villain's back-story and in a way, they're seeking some sort of power or another. But how do we use the age old tale of power, revenge, love, etc. Without having a stereotypical bad guy? That's what today's post is about. Today we're going to talk about how to make your villain unique.

So I was going to do a post a couple weeks ago on what I'd been up to... and I accidentally deleted all my photos. I was so upset! So I've been taking pictures like crazy the last couple weeks to do a fun "My Life" kind of post. Guess what? Those pictures I deleted? I found them all.  So now I have soo many pictures that I don't know what to do with them all! I'm glad I found them, though. :) So today, I'm going to give you the rundown of what it's like to be... well, me. That sounds really conceited, but I mean it more in the terms of what my life is like and what I do. I hope you enjoy! More villainy posts coming up later!

I've been thinking about bad guys lately. To those who know me, this is not a surprise. I am known throughout my circle of friends as the "girl who loves bad guys." Not because I literally like bad  guys, but I do really love bad guys.  There is a difference. Trust me. I love helping people with their writing. Some of the little kids I've helped throughout the years at different homeschool groups or churches would come to me and ask me to read their stories for them. One thing I noticed, and continue to notice, amongst beginning writers, is the lack of a good villain.

I slap my phone, the buzzer ringing in my ear. It cannot be six forty-five already. I look at the clock hanging over my closet. It is. I’m exhausted. I worked a lot the day before and rode Bodie for a good forty-five minutes, then walked a mile and a half. Plus, I was up until almost ten working on a new story idea. Yet here the time comes again- and it’s time to get up. I could sleep for fifteen more minutes, I decide. I blink. Fifteen minutes have passed. Grrr… Throwing off the covers, I make my way downstairs and get a large glass of water. My throat hurts. I know I’m coming down with that cold my little sister had. Well, more reading time, I guess. Setting my glass down, I make my way to the computer and flip it open. I skim my emails, then open up my newest book- and stare at the page.

I have a wonderful Mother. Without the encouragement and the prodding of my Mother, I would never have pursued the writing career that I have. My Mother is my friend, my mentor, my teacher, my sister. She's everything to me. I don't know what to say or what to do to show my love for her. I can't use words to describe everything. I'm at a loss. In short, my Mother is so special to me and all my siblings, and even those who aren't my blood related siblings. Not only as my Mom raised all nine of us kids, she's also helped (in a way) raise another boy, has been a mentor to one of my best friends and a listener to so many other children. My Mom loves everyone and is the wisest woman I know. Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mothers out there. Thank you for all that you do. <3 This is my favorite Mother's day video of all time. I'd like to share it with you all. P.S. My little sister is doing much better and is very happy today. Than...