Mastermind: Criminal Geniuses, Schemers, and Brilliant Villains

Your mastermind villain is supposed to be the smartest person in the room. So why does the reader not believe it? Most writers tell us the villain is brilliant. They give them a reputation, a monologue, a complicated plan. But when the character actually appears on the page, the intelligence is asserted, not demonstrated — and the reader can feel the difference. The Mastermind shows you how to dem...