April 21, 2026

I’m at that point in my writing where I focus on making the villain as strong a character as possible.

To help me with that, I’m brushing up on my writing craft. Which includes reading 13 Steps to Evil: How to Craft Superbad Villains by Sacha Black.

Book cover with a spooky grey face emerging from the background and in purple the title: 13 Steps to Evil, the subtitle: How to Craft Superbad Villains, and in black, the author name: Sacha Black

Because how can there be strong conflict without a powerful villain?

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