I actually put quite a bit of thought into my villains, and what, given that villainy occupies a corner of every heart, could make them stand out. It wasn't so much a 'model' I had in my mind as a narrative goal - I wanted the buggers to be offside in genuinely creepy and - in the case of the No-God - awe-inspiring ways. That was what I was aiming for, anyway. view post