Sweet Success for Debbie Burke

Published July 24, 2025

Congratulations to Debbie Burke on her latest release, THE VILLAIN’S JOURNEY-HOW TO CREATE VILLAINS READERS LOVE TO HATE (Media Management, LLC, July 2025).

ABOUT THE BOOK: You’ve read about the Hero’s Journey. Now comes THE VILLAIN’S JOURNEY-HOW TO CREATE VILLAINS READERS LOVE TO HATE. In this new craft-of-writing guidebook, Debbie Burke dives deep into the hearts of darkness of memorable villains in books, films, and real life. Learn how to develop unique villains for your own stories with exercises, prompts, and Build-A-Villain worksheets. Bestselling author and writing instructor James Scott Bell says: “We needed a book of solid advice for creating compelling, three-dimensional villains. This is it.”  Purchase a copy from Amazon.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:  Debbie Burke has been hanging out with the wrong crowd for years. Her Tawny Lindholm Thriller series features thieves, con artists, kidnappers, murderers, and more. Now she’s expanded her criminal associations into a writing craft guide, THE VILLAIN’S JOURNEY-HOW TO CREATE VILLAINS READERS LOVE TO HATE. Debbie lives in Montana and can be found in the wilderness scouting new settings for fictional crimes. For more information, visit the author’s blog and her website.