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 Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 1:20 pm
DM_Melkhar Did I actually say that?
I know it is essential to kill off SOME very good characters, but I'd have a hard time doing it as I think many authors do. No, you didn't actually say it but, that's how I interpreted things. You know what a dummy I can be sometimes, don't you? he-he sweatdrop I wonder though, which kind of author has an easier time toying with the idea of killing off one of their main characters? I know some do it cuz the characters will be reborn or revived but, it's not the same thing. Still, how many of them have a hard time having to kill off a character they love permanently?
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Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 11:15 pm
Its more than likely a very hard thing to do Hypno. But in a sense, the character could in fact live on without actually coming back to life. Such as being referred to again for their actions or the way were. They could also be the head of some kind of movement (like a rebellion). Perhaps even a martyr of sorts.
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B-rad the Vampiric Shadow
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:01 am
I've attached myself to a sub-character, Vera. I wasn't originally going to involve her so much, but I've ended up making the story of her and her boyfriend, Lacien, intertwine with the main plot. I even did an entire chapter on Lacien leaving (I actually have that chapter up as a topic to get some opinions on it). I don't want to kill her off, but I think it make end at that, unless I think of something better.
I'm also killing off my main character's, Stella's, best friend, Aiden. His personality was actually based on myself, so I really connected with him. But, he has to die. He's used as a tool to capture Stella, and then when Stella gives in, her dad shoots him. Stella is completely distraught. And that makes her want to fight her enemies, even though it means her conquering her fears. I had to make him die, and even though the readers only ever knew him in Stella's thoughts before very close before he was killed, I think they'll most likely be screaming "No!" at the page. I've done that before.
I hate it, but I can do it. Aiden's actually the first character I've ever planned to kill off ever, so I don't know if I'll keep it up once I've done it once.
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:18 am
Thanks for posting Brad! You have a point too cuz I hadn't considered the whole "Martyr" thing just yet.
Hmm, so at least a few of us do have a hard time thinking about the death of a character, huh? I know they're all fictitious but my most favorite characters are sort of a part of me and it's anything but easy to even think about having to erase them from the story. I had one of my characters die in my sci-fi tale but I didn't take the decision lightly.
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:35 pm
in my stories some of the characters are already dead from the start of the story yet what they did in their lives plays a part in some of my stories.
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Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:59 am
That sounds good but starting out dead and having to kill them is not exactly the same thing.
I think I know where you're going with this cuz I have often wondered what it would be like if a story began with the legend of previous heroes dying when they were supposed the "only ones" who could stop the evil villain( or villains). Hasn't anyone ever thought of this?
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Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 6:32 pm
i usually have my previous heros the basis of a story then work with that and grow from there.
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:00 am
That actually sounds quite epic. I mean, then it would be like... doom? If the person who was supposed to stop them sort of died, and then, I don't know, their child or something had to take their place. Hmm...
Really, whenever a good character gets killed off, it's always epic. The villians never get that, do they? *Gasp* Favouritsm xd
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:39 pm
hypnocrown That sounds good but starting out dead and having to kill them is not exactly the same thing. I think I know where you're going with this cuz I have often wondered what it would be like if a story began with the legend of previous heroes dying when they were supposed the "only ones" who could stop the evil villain( or villains). Hasn't anyone ever thought of this? Brandon Sanderson does something very like this in his Mistborn trilogy. The Dark Lord that the heroes are fighting against has lived for a thousand years but he was once a mortal man. As a man, he was thought to be the Hero of Ages, and he went on his quest to save the world. But at the top of the mountain, something went wrong...
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Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:45 pm
So use a previous hero and grow from there, eh? Ok... That's not exactly what I had in mind you know. sweatdrop
Thanks Vaporeae! That's just an idea I had but I always thought it would be a good and original thing if the so called legendary hero (or heroes) had no descendants so, only the most brave souls had to pick up the mantle. I suppose maybe that could make a heck of a book or movie as it might end up like a combination of simple folk like the "hobbits" in LotR but, with higher stature, and maybe more problems because they might not be as close as Frodo and Sam were.
So Nebulance, someone already thought of something similar? Wow! I have never even heard about that book trilogy! It sounds very interesting and I don't know if any of my stories can compare. Thanks for sharing!
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:22 pm
Nebulance; that book sounds cool. So... the hero turned into the villian in a way? That sounds cool. I must look out for that trilogy... ha ha, the way he's called The Dark Lord reminds me of Voldemort in Harry Potter. All his followers called him that. By any chance did all the scared people call him You-Know-Who? Lol, sorry, sorry... I've just finished reading The Deathly Hallows; I'm slightly obsessed at the moment.
Hypno; that would make a really cool story. I'd read something similar, if it was written well. You'll have to share some of your work sometimes; it sounds like you have some really good ideas. Without any descendants, that would make it all the more exciting: could these people still beable to defeat the villian? whee Sorry, you've got me excited. If I were you, I'd start writing without a clue where I'm going. But that's just what I do; nasty habit of mine. And then I suddenly sprout new ideas and my writing becomes a huge messy tangle with no clue where it's going... sorry, sorry, ignore my rambling sweatdrop
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Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 7:40 pm
I have many characters but there are some that I like more then others. My characters are extremely old so starting out with their lives thousands of years later helps me make twists in the plot since their past is so open for tons of possibities.
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Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:55 pm
I have a whole slew of characters whom I absolutely adore. If I had to pick one as my favorite, though, I would have to choose a man whom everyone knows as "Black." He's a very interesting character, because he's trapped in a difficult position. He's been lying to everyone. Every time he appears in the story, he has a different face; a different name. He's basically the man that happened after he tried to be the hero. Now he works for a corrupt secret organization that he's afraid to leave lest they kill the only person he has left who is important to him: the heroine of the story (after whom I named my Gaia avatar). It is not clear how she is important to him, but he nevertheless feels the need to protect her and gets stuck between a hard place and a rock many, many times because of it. Did I mention he's also a genius and has figured out a way to project realistic holograms of other peoples' faces over his? It has turned him into a master of disguise.
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Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:52 am
Ah, like a double agent? Sort of?
One of my characters, Aqil, who is a Lunar Wolf, actually works for the Werewolves, as a spy on the Lunar Wolves. But he also works for the Lunar Wolves, as in they think he's on their side and he teaches their cubs and stuff. And then, in the climax, he has to choose sides for the final time, and it's all going to be very epic whee . Especially since he is also very witty and clever, and that the whole outcome of the battle could depend on it. Like I said, it will be epic blaugh
Ah, I do love my characters 4laugh
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Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:04 pm
I guess he is sort of like a double agent. The only difference I suppose is that he's not working for two different organizations pitted against each other; he's just trying to save someone he cares for. It's sort of going to come to that point, too, except he's going to jump at the opportunity to bring everything down as soon as he can. Which is going to make everything very confusing for the main characters. xd
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