So You Want to Kill a Character...

Sometimes characters have to die. Because facing death makes people do crazy, vengeful, courageous things, and when we need our characters to be crazy, vengeful, or courageous (etc), sometimes killing their mom/best friend/cute guy they just met/dog is the best way to do it.



But it's really hard to kill a character. We love these fictional people that exist only in our heads. We don't want to kill them.



For me, this is just one more reason I plan. When I'm outlining, the characters are j...