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Q&A 1st person story, but the main character will die in the end and some of the story needs to be told after his death. How to solve this problem?

I personally like to read stories told by the the main character, it's more "alive" to me. But the problem is that my character will die and some of the story will need to be told afterwards. Maybe...

2 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by Derfder‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:48:45Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/7612
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Derfder‭ · 2019-12-08T02:48:45Z (almost 5 years ago)
I personally like to read stories told by the the main character, it's more "alive" to me. But the problem is that my character will die and some of the story will need to be told afterwards. Maybe 1 or 2 pages max.

How to solve this problem?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2013-04-09T10:27:11Z (over 11 years ago)
Original score: 11