Quick writing tip: don’t give your characters honorable deaths

sapphicauthor:

ava-burton-writing:

instead of dignified last words and a quiet sigh as your characters pass, consider: make them scream, plead, cry not to go. have snot drip down their face. strip away their pride. leave them sobbing, vulnerable, scared, human. :))

(obviously this is a only tip and won’t work for every death scene but it sure is fun to write)

why do you do this to us :/