Coldboots
Scribe
I recently decided to revisit an old story I had written a long time ago, rewriting it from the beginning in my current style. I decided the hook at the beginning would leave the reader in confusion as to who is who and what is what, so decided to open with a character building scene before the driving action of the novel that establishes the story.
Anyway, that aside, the MC encounters a character that treats her poorly. My problem is wondering how to make a detestful, sadistic, perverse, and antagonistic character seem more than one-dimensional. Is it even necessary, given the POV is focused on the main character? I'm afraid I'm being too sophomoric about the opening, and tempted to restructure it entirely.
How do you think matters of character perspective affect the character development of ancillary characters such as this? How do you think it should be handled?
Anyway, that aside, the MC encounters a character that treats her poorly. My problem is wondering how to make a detestful, sadistic, perverse, and antagonistic character seem more than one-dimensional. Is it even necessary, given the POV is focused on the main character? I'm afraid I'm being too sophomoric about the opening, and tempted to restructure it entirely.
How do you think matters of character perspective affect the character development of ancillary characters such as this? How do you think it should be handled?