tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275104442398599121.post8880027523514545630..comments2023-08-21T02:23:54.992-05:00Comments on Timothy's Thoughts: Make It a Story You LoveTimothy Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06554064732811895577noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275104442398599121.post-17126164853864568462008-10-31T11:49:00.000-05:002008-10-31T11:49:00.000-05:00Yes, but then he's still alive and if I understand...Yes, but then he's still alive and if I understand the premise of that book, the entire point is him overcoming that. His epic struggle is because he's alive, not dead.<BR/><BR/>In one of my stories, after I kill one character, the MC has to survive that grief, which sends her into a very self-destructive cycle for awhile.<BR/><BR/>In another, the person I'm going to kill (haven't actually gotten there yet :) actually gives the MC the strength to face her own issues because of his death. <BR/><BR/>That's the one, though, that I almost changed the entire plot for, so killing him is going to be really hard, but I think it will make the story better.Avily Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08201659100248261370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275104442398599121.post-28843871028441979152008-10-31T07:22:00.000-05:002008-10-31T07:22:00.000-05:00Avily,Killing a character off because I liked him ...Avily,<BR/>Killing a character off because I liked him too much isn't something I've considered. Interesting. I subscribe to the notion that when in doubt kill the character and see how he takes it. In my most recent book I "killed" the protagonist by having his wife leave while he is planning to celebrate their anniversary. For that character, he would have rather died.Timothy Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554064732811895577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275104442398599121.post-86364588307382313982008-10-31T03:14:00.000-05:002008-10-31T03:14:00.000-05:00Hey there!Great advice!They say there's nothing ne...Hey there!<BR/>Great advice!<BR/><BR/>They say there's nothing new under the sun, so probably no matter what you write, somebody out there has something similar.<BR/><BR/>It's important to really care and be invested in your writing.<BR/><BR/>For me, I don't always know where I'm going or what the obstacles are going to be when I start. I have an idea, and a general direction, but inevitably, something comes up or changes.<BR/><BR/>Once in awhile, I'll start writing and come up with something I love so much that I'm tempted to rewrite the entire plot, just to make it work out a certain way.<BR/><BR/>Or, I'll kill somebody off because my love for them is getting in the way of where the story is supposed to go. :)Avily Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08201659100248261370noreply@blogger.com