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Q&A How to get readers to care about a dead character?

Don't reveal that she's dead At least, not at first. Not sure if this will work in your story, or if it fits what you want to do, but you could try framing it in such a way that the reader doesn'...

posted 6y ago by Kevin‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T08:49:12Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Kevin‭ · 2019-12-08T08:49:12Z (almost 5 years ago)
 **Don't reveal that she's dead**

At least, not at first.

Not sure if this will work in your story, or if it fits what you want to do, but you could try framing it in such a way that the reader doesn't realize that she is dead. One example that comes to mind is the Newberry Award winning [Walk Two Moons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_Two_Moons)

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-05-15T20:01:45Z (over 6 years ago)
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