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William G. Tapply is the author of about 40 books, including more than two dozen New England-based mystery novels. Hell Bent: A Brady Coyne Novel is the most recent. Tapply’s handbook, The Elements of Mystery Fiction: Writing a Modern Whodunit, is used in writing classes and workshops across the country. He has also written a dozen books and nearly a thousand magazine articles, mostly about fly fishing and the outdoors. He is a Contributing Editor for Field & Stream, a columnist for American Angler, and a member of the Editorial Board for The Writer magazine. Tapply is a professor of English at Clark University in Worcester, MA, where he is the Writer in Residence. He and his wife, novelist Vicki Stiefel, run The Writers Studio at Chickadee Farm. Tapply lives and writes in Hancock, New Hampshire. He welcomes visitors to his website: www.williamgtapply.com
Here, he writes about Villains.ย If you’re a writer or a reader, you’ll like it: http://www.williamgtapply.com/article6.html
Thanks, Larry, for sharing William G. Tapply’s article. All authors, new and/or old, can benefit from his writing wisdom.
Hi Billy Ray – I just stumbled onto Tapply’s website, and found all kinds of great writer’s wisdom.
This is very cool stuff. As a new and (dyslexic) writer, any wisdom someone can offer is a good thing. Thank you bringing to my attentions. :-)))
I stopped in earlier today and checked out the transfer. I’m glad you showcased the article. I ended up copying it to word so I can go back to it in the future (I like saving stuff for future readings).
Thanks for sharing. I think it’s great to share other’s works on a personal blog every now and again, though I’ve yet to do so…
“It takes a great villain to make a great hero.”
I am not a writer, but I am quite the bookworm and I really enjoyed William Tapply’s tips on how to create tension in a story and make sure that your villain is unpredictable and well rounded. Interesting excerpt!