AutoCrit Presents
Live session dates and times:
Session 1: Thursday, October 1st at 5:00 pm ET
Session 2: Thursday, October 8th at 5:00 pm ET
Session 3: Thursday, October 15th at 5:00 pm ET
Session 4: Thursday, October 22nd at 5:00 pm ET
Genre Villains Course
Build the Character Your Hero Can’t Afford to Ignore
A memorable villain exposes weaknesses. Forces impossible choices. Challenges what the hero believes. And, when written well, they can become the character readers remember long after the story ends.
In Genre Villains, Casey Jones will guide you through the archetypes, relationships, motivations, and hidden mechanics behind unforgettable antagonists across genres.
Across four live sessions, you’ll explore what ties hero and villain together, how dangerous antagonists can hide in plain sight, and why the most sympathetic villains can sometimes be the most unsettling of all.
What You'll Gain
4 x 60-minute interactive course sessions with Casey Jones
Practical tools for building memorable villains through archetype, motivation, and deliberate character design
A stronger understanding of how villains strengthen heroes, deepen conflict, and shape the emotional power of a story
I enjoyed this course very much, and it has helped give me new things to think about when crafting my own work. Thanks so much for putting it together!
One of the things I most wanted to improve was the heat factor in intense scenes, really building up that fire. And I thought the class helped with that a ton!
