tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108295456914343991.post3485872523087313986..comments2023-08-24T04:22:31.462-07:00Comments on The View From My Mountaintop: The Pain of Killing Your CharactersJean Henry Meadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108295456914343991.post-63546440718018513992012-02-06T22:56:03.255-08:002012-02-06T22:56:03.255-08:00I love my main character, but I just started writi...I love my main character, but I just started writing a new series!Rena J. Traxelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07950062537755234879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108295456914343991.post-45625208143800497832012-02-02T22:12:35.059-08:002012-02-02T22:12:35.059-08:00Kiersi, I also write YA-middlegrade novels and I c...Kiersi, I also write YA-middlegrade novels and I can't bring myself to kill anyone off in them. I'm afraid it would be too traumatic for my young readers, although they see plenty of violence and death on television.Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108295456914343991.post-9063816423083976052012-02-02T22:10:31.717-08:002012-02-02T22:10:31.717-08:00It was Diary of Murder, Marja. I had to kill off o...It was Diary of Murder, Marja. I had to kill off one of my favorite characters and Dana Logan's love interest because he was going to solve the murders instead of my amateur sleuths, so he had to die. (sob).Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108295456914343991.post-62449469314293547082012-02-02T16:45:50.570-08:002012-02-02T16:45:50.570-08:00If a character is worth writing about, I don't...If a character is worth writing about, I don't think I'd ever tire of her. Now, I'm a YA author, so most of my characters are young--which makes it even more heart-wrenching to kill them.<br /><br />There was one story that simply had to end in the death of a handsome 17-year-old boy who had just fallen in love. There was no way for the story to carry the impact it did without his death at the finale. I wrote the last scene at 11am on a Sunday; I cried for an hour afterward, and I couldn't bear to see anyone the rest of the day.<br /><br />I think it depends on the character, and how much you have invested in him or her. I've killed off minor characters without a thought.Kiersihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16033659930186902045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108295456914343991.post-43285299402700956782012-02-02T16:43:35.516-08:002012-02-02T16:43:35.516-08:00LOL No, no, no! I don't want to EVER kill them...LOL No, no, no! I don't want to EVER kill them off. :) However, now I have to read your next book to see who you eliminate. I can only imagine how you feel about killing one of the characters.Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04683888030155879214noreply@blogger.com