User blog comment:SalemtheCruel/How to write good Redwall fanfiction, Part Two/@comment-9199646-20130508204014

I have to disagree about the part where you said "it is critical that you mention that the villain in question doesn't regard themselves as evil" I see where you are coming from with this, since A LOT of Fan Fiction Villains are just Evil for Evil's sake, but it can sometimes be really interesting if a character is just evil without any good reason for it. Gives a sense of unease in the reader and makes them think "This guy is just messed up and it scares me" Which can result in some great villains. Most people realize that there will always be a motivation that they can understand for why a character is evil, so the fact that the villain has no reason may make them that much more interesting.