death

6 Times You Shouldn’t Kill Your Characters

Spoiler alert: this post contains a number of potential spoilers relating to deaths occurring in various books/movies, including A Song of Ice and Fire/Game Of Thrones, The Book Thief and The Hunger Games. Part of being a writer is facing the heart-wrenching necessity of killing our darlings. While this practice can refer to many aspects …

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7 Tips For Writing Meaningful Death Scenes

Let’s admit it, readers: we all love a good death scene. Whether we’re ugly-crying because we loved the character so much and OH, THE INJUSTICE, or punching the air and cheering because that villain got what they deserved… There’s nothing like a well-crafted death scene to elicit a strong reaction in a reader. But how …

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Effective Ways To Deal With Character Deaths

Do you need character deaths in your fiction? Learn about this common theme and how to master it here…