I used to write villains who just twirled mustaches and laughed

Back in 2019, I wrote a villain named Mortimer who had zero motivation except 'being evil.' He just wanted to take over the world because... why not? Now I spend 3 hours just writing a backstory for each bad guy, like the one I made last month who started shoplifting after his mom lost her job at the Piggly Wiggly in Tulsa. Did anyone else shift from cartoon villains to more realistic ones after reading a specific book or watching a certain show?

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wren_jackson4d ago

Started writing a villain who was just really mad about people returning library books late.