Writing Great Villains: Why They Shouldn't Be Sympathetic
Writing great villains is about striking a balance between charming and evil, so we love them but also love to see them lose.

María Laura is a woman who undertakes a struggle against the symbolic death implied by the invisibility of being trans. She reconstructs her identity while rescuing the history of her ancestors from oblivion.
Writing great villains is about striking a balance between charming and evil, so we love them but also love to see them lose.
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