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killing off main characters
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Mystagogue
In writing terms, I'm a mass murderer.
As long as the death serves a relevant purpose, I've no issues as reader or writer. Death is as much a part of life (if not more so) than other aspects.
As long as the death serves a relevant purpose, I've no issues as reader or writer. Death is as much a part of life (if not more so) than other aspects.
ApprenticeIn one of my fantasy books there was 'killing' which separated my character's soul from their body and they don't die just go onto a different plane of consciousness. Their life didn't end there is went on. Either rebirth, or in spirit.
Then I had 'killing' which was destroying a person's soul thus ending their existence completely. No rebirth, no afterlife just total extinction.
I killed off my main character and went with her on a journey through the afterlife in my next book. She died in battle and has to sit back and watch her family fight a battle. She can't fight for them so she has to figure out new ways to help them as they can't even see or hear her. That could be a sub-plot if you want to kill a character but keep them around. But I also feel what's the point of killing them only to keep them around. You just have to weigh up the pros and cons and does it help move the plot along, does it develop your other characters?
Then I had 'killing' which was destroying a person's soul thus ending their existence completely. No rebirth, no afterlife just total extinction.
I killed off my main character and went with her on a journey through the afterlife in my next book. She died in battle and has to sit back and watch her family fight a battle. She can't fight for them so she has to figure out new ways to help them as they can't even see or hear her. That could be a sub-plot if you want to kill a character but keep them around. But I also feel what's the point of killing them only to keep them around. You just have to weigh up the pros and cons and does it help move the plot along, does it develop your other characters?