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Q&A What makes a good death scene?

I'm looking specifically into the written medium (NOT screenwriting) and the death of an important friendly character. It's supposed to be a scene to make the reader scream "please, don't", not "y...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by FFN‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:22:07Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/31525
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar FFN‭ · 2019-12-08T07:22:07Z (over 4 years ago)
I'm looking specifically into the written medium ( **NOT** screenwriting) and the death of an important friendly character.

It's supposed to be a scene to make the reader scream "please, don't", not "yes, die, idiot!"

Are there any known tricks for writing such a scene?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-11-19T14:21:57Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 7