Last week, I wrote a blog on writing anti-heroes, so naturally, this week’s blog had to be on writing villains. Villains are interesting, to say the least. I personally like them, especially if they’re written well, or played by Benedict Cumberbatch.  Side Note: Did you SEE him in Star Trek? It’s been over a decade and god, he was good. But my affinity to Benedict Cumberbatch aside, villains can be fun to write—if you write them correctly. I guess the real challenge with writing villains is just how easy it is to make them cartoony. And this isn’t an uncommon problem or anything. Sometimes, I have a really good hero…