tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687963762821042585.post8542664467400293996..comments2024-03-05T22:13:31.981-08:00Comments on AM Station: How To Kill A Character: Or Rather, WhyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17102112870911606839noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687963762821042585.post-58514224848272026502015-05-07T00:42:02.437-07:002015-05-07T00:42:02.437-07:00My decision is more in the form of "why shoul...My decision is more in the form of "why should they stay alive?" <br /><br />I kill off an inordinate number of my characters - especially in my short stories. In fact, the story I consider to be my happiest ending, ends in a death, but hopefully when people read it they understand why.<br /><br />I also killed off my absolutely favourite character ever - I battled with myself over that one for a long time. But in the end, it made sense to the story. All my killings-off make sense to their particular story.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687963762821042585.post-57440438382380934692015-04-09T18:21:44.393-07:002015-04-09T18:21:44.393-07:00Thanks so much for your daily visits to my blog, A...Thanks so much for your daily visits to my blog, Anne! Wish I had more loyal followers like you. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021476768425107864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687963762821042585.post-47993356666997745802015-04-09T09:21:45.238-07:002015-04-09T09:21:45.238-07:00I'll have to check that post out, it sounds su...I'll have to check that post out, it sounds super interesting. Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102112870911606839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687963762821042585.post-42478877958634681612015-04-09T08:00:53.881-07:002015-04-09T08:00:53.881-07:00A long time ago I posted a blog post about how to ...A long time ago I posted a blog post about how to kill of your protagonist. It's a big decision to make, that's for sure. And it shouldn't be taken lightly. For any character. I've killed off characters. In my unpublished supernatural-thriller series, I killed off characters I really liked, but the story called for it. <br /><br />Great post! All excellent points.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687963762821042585.post-5290136681484689112015-04-09T07:36:47.634-07:002015-04-09T07:36:47.634-07:00Oh, I feel like writing MG would make murder much ...Oh, I feel like writing MG would make murder much more difficult! Thanks for commenting =)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102112870911606839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687963762821042585.post-54389946176094723292015-04-09T07:35:04.735-07:002015-04-09T07:35:04.735-07:00I have at least one person per novel that dies or ...I have at least one person per novel that dies or was already dead and relates to the story somehow. But I write upper MG, so I have to do it as tastefully as I can! Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09180114125342729705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687963762821042585.post-14771931010965292452015-04-09T07:27:55.071-07:002015-04-09T07:27:55.071-07:00Hahaha, ohhh Anne. And goodness, don't get me ...Hahaha, ohhh Anne. And goodness, don't get me started on Lupin...*happy thoughts happy thoughts happy thoughts*...too late...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102112870911606839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687963762821042585.post-12624113922435822592015-04-09T07:10:30.842-07:002015-04-09T07:10:30.842-07:00I'm nearly resigned to Snape now, but I'm ...I'm nearly resigned to Snape now, but I'm still whimpering about Lupin...<br />Good post, Annie! I've had to kill off a character or two, but I try to be very, very careful about it. It's too easy to hit a dull point in your ms and decide, "Huh, maybe I should knock someone off about here for drama" a la Anne Shirley's childhood writing club. I did end up resurrecting a couple characters when I realized their deaths were cover-ups for my own plotting gaps. :)Faith E. Houghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823750019164801104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687963762821042585.post-9351951367758257372015-04-09T05:43:06.641-07:002015-04-09T05:43:06.641-07:00<3 yes, precisely!<3 yes, precisely! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102112870911606839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687963762821042585.post-8779302613936839172015-04-09T05:41:50.903-07:002015-04-09T05:41:50.903-07:00Yes, major, exactly. Thank you for commenting, Ash...Yes, major, exactly. Thank you for commenting, Ashley!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102112870911606839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687963762821042585.post-14506781784867000222015-04-09T05:41:14.796-07:002015-04-09T05:41:14.796-07:00Thank you for your thoughts, Daniel! I'll be s...Thank you for your thoughts, Daniel! I'll be sure to check out your post. My thoughts are too numerous for but a short comment, but this is good encouragement for me to write a review on it (probably in May). Thanks again, I really appreciate it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102112870911606839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687963762821042585.post-65104694508812045492015-04-09T05:01:21.316-07:002015-04-09T05:01:21.316-07:00*whimper* (But Snape....) Oh, how I love you, Anne...*whimper* (But Snape....) Oh, how I love you, Anne Marie Schlueter.<br /><br />This post is so great. Killing characters is definitely something I've struggled with. Not the actual killing part (I find that part rather fun. Maybe I'm a psychopath????), but finding good reasons to kill a character. Like you mentioned, I liked to do it just for the surprise factor.<br />But after I learned more about killing characters, I realized you really shouldn't do it unless it moves the story forward, motivates the main character to do his job, or develops the characters in an important way. Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09708365492701281828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687963762821042585.post-6434961731904896832015-04-09T00:03:26.913-07:002015-04-09T00:03:26.913-07:00This is a great post!
It's interesting how re...This is a great post!<br /><br />It's interesting how readers and we writers always think that we are malicious and scheming and just dying to kill a character. But it's so rare that we actually think of the gravity of it. What the aftermath of that character death should/will look like. <br /><br />I do have to kill characters sometimes. And usually my reason is the aftermath. The aftermath of the death moves my protagonist along in the story in some way or other. It's like it's a major turning point for them, and therefore part of the plot. a.n.g.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03667996517318905980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687963762821042585.post-74055974683262520812015-04-08T22:34:58.368-07:002015-04-08T22:34:58.368-07:00I've had to kill characters before, just becau...I've had to kill characters before, just because there was high danger in the story and it wouldn't have been realistic otherwise. It depends a lot on the overall theme and audience of your story; you're not going to kill off really main characters in a middle grade book. <br /><br />I can't believe you liked Thirteen Reasons Why, though, I thought it was filled with extremely low sentimental emotionality and was a lacking piece of writing, as I <a href="http://readersandwritersparadise.com/13reasons/" rel="nofollow">explained on my blog</a>. I'd be interested to know why you liked it or what you would say to my criticisms in that review.<br /><br />Anyways, good post and good luck with your writing.Daniel Johnstonhttp://readersandwritersparadise.comnoreply@blogger.com