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Q&A How to detach yourself from a character you're going to kill?

Don't detach yourself emotionally from the character. Rather, experience the character's death as a major part of their arc. This is not a real person who is gone once dead; this is a fictional ch...

posted 5y ago by sesquipedalias‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2020-01-22T08:51:07Z (over 4 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T12:00:50Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T12:00:50Z (over 4 years ago)
Don't detach yourself emotionally from the character. Rather, experience the character's death as a major part of their arc.

This is not a real person who is gone once dead; this is a fictional character, and their entire arc is what makes them who they are. Make the specifics of the death contribute towards making the character even greater, and love the character for their entire contribution to your story, including through her death.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-05-28T16:03:07Z (almost 5 years ago)
Original score: 19