So “villainess” is no longer a word, huh? Ah, the PC-ness of it all. Anyway:
by Rita Karnopp
One of today’s hottest plots is the female villain. Really? The killer has always been the jilted male, the psychotic male, the bomber male, the fired male, etc. Now we are introducing the really bad villain female. She is cunning, touch, intelligent, and twisted.
There’s nothing typical about the female villain, yet she’s believable in every way. Don’t make her the male version of a ‘bad guy.’ Once you get past that – you have liberty to create her however you want.