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^^^ Depending on the type of setting, if you don't prove that people can literally die along the way, you kind of are just putting plot armor on everyone, if that makes sense. Got a lot of fighting to the death? Someone's gotta go, man.
^^^ Depending on the type of setting, if you don't prove that people can literally die along the way, you kind of are just putting plot armor on everyone, if that makes sense. Got a lot of fighting to the death? Someone's gotta go, man.
Agreed! Like, I'm not expecting someone to die in a comtemporary rom-com, but in an ~epic high fantasy~ with a ton of battles and stuff, it's unrealistic if no one dies.
But also make deaths count and not just to Advance The Plot.
But also make deaths count and not just to Advance The Plot.
I think if the death advances the plot it counts, I just hate deaths that are there for epique grimdark shock value
Or when deaths are brushed away and never commented on after. Like, your friend just died?? Why have you moved on to banging the love interest???
Oof got em
I've considered killing off a contemporary character, but I don't think I'll go through with it because there's enough going on without killing someone off and I really don't know where the story would even go if I did kill them off.
My philosophy is that there are other ways to amp up stakes without death. Maybe debilitating injury, having to give up something they love, or a general sacrifice of some sort that does not result in dying, but does have a negative impact. Plus, not killing off a character provides more fun opportunities to emotionally devastate your story’s cast!
Yeah, that's a valid alternative. I think the key word here is "sacrifice." No one has to die, but something's got to give.
Plus, not killing off a character provides more fun opportunities to emotionally devastate your story’s cast!
Looks at all of my characters with my (patent pending) Mad Scientist Grin
(Patent's pending bc I haven't become a mad scientist yet, but I will soon when I make a Long Furby)
(Patent's pending bc I haven't become a mad scientist yet, but I will soon when I make a Long Furby)
(Thursday Plurbonym Boyporridge is my one true inspiration in this world and I long to build a Long Furby of my own)
(Patent's pending bc I haven't become a mad scientist yet, but I will soon when I make a Long Furby)
(Thursday Plurbonym Boyporridge is my one true inspiration in this world and I long to build a Long Furby of my own)
(Ah, I see you are a man of culture as well! Mine will be named Benvolio Montjoy Clerval, and he will be lemon yellow and glorious)
(Patent's pending bc I haven't become a mad scientist yet, but I will soon when I make a Long Furby)
(Thursday Plurbonym Boyporridge is my one true inspiration in this world and I long to build a Long Furby of my own)
(Ah, I see you are a man of culture as well! Mine will be named Benvolio Montjoy Clerval, and he will be lemon yellow and glorious)
(A Shakespeare reference and and Frankenstein reference! I shouldn’t have expected any less of you, my good sir. I’m considering the title of Sir Blood Orange Houndstooth Paisley)
(Patent's pending bc I haven't become a mad scientist yet, but I will soon when I make a Long Furby)
(Thursday Plurbonym Boyporridge is my one true inspiration in this world and I long to build a Long Furby of my own)
(Ah, I see you are a man of culture as well! Mine will be named Benvolio Montjoy Clerval, and he will be lemon yellow and glorious)
(A Shakespeare reference and and Frankenstein reference! I shouldn’t have expected any less of you, my good sir. I’m considering the title of Sir Blood Orange Houndstooth Paisley)
(That is indeed an excellent name! And I'm glad that my brands have decidedly become Frankenstein and Shakespeare!)
(Patent's pending bc I haven't become a mad scientist yet, but I will soon when I make a Long Furby)
(Thursday Plurbonym Boyporridge is my one true inspiration in this world and I long to build a Long Furby of my own)
(Ah, I see you are a man of culture as well! Mine will be named Benvolio Montjoy Clerval, and he will be lemon yellow and glorious)
(A Shakespeare reference and and Frankenstein reference! I shouldn’t have expected any less of you, my good sir. I’m considering the title of Sir Blood Orange Houndstooth Paisley)
(That is indeed an excellent name! And I'm glad that my brands have decidedly become Frankenstein and Shakespeare!)
(I do pretty much know you as the classic literature nerd here on this platform!)
(Patent's pending bc I haven't become a mad scientist yet, but I will soon when I make a Long Furby)
(Thursday Plurbonym Boyporridge is my one true inspiration in this world and I long to build a Long Furby of my own)
(Ah, I see you are a man of culture as well! Mine will be named Benvolio Montjoy Clerval, and he will be lemon yellow and glorious)
(A Shakespeare reference and and Frankenstein reference! I shouldn’t have expected any less of you, my good sir. I’m considering the title of Sir Blood Orange Houndstooth Paisley)
(That is indeed an excellent name! And I'm glad that my brands have decidedly become Frankenstein and Shakespeare!)
(I do pretty much know you as the classic literature nerd here on this platform!)
(Le gasp! Thank!)
(Patent's pending bc I haven't become a mad scientist yet, but I will soon when I make a Long Furby)
(Thursday Plurbonym Boyporridge is my one true inspiration in this world and I long to build a Long Furby of my own)
(Ah, I see you are a man of culture as well! Mine will be named Benvolio Montjoy Clerval, and he will be lemon yellow and glorious)
(A Shakespeare reference and and Frankenstein reference! I shouldn’t have expected any less of you, my good sir. I’m considering the title of Sir Blood Orange Houndstooth Paisley)
(That is indeed an excellent name! And I'm glad that my brands have decidedly become Frankenstein and Shakespeare!)
(I do pretty much know you as the classic literature nerd here on this platform!)
(Le gasp! Thank!)
(Oh, no problem! I really do love reading about your characters and opinions on various chats because you seem really smart! Does that sound creepy? I hope it doesn’t! I just think you’re a cool person :). )
(Patent's pending bc I haven't become a mad scientist yet, but I will soon when I make a Long Furby)
(Thursday Plurbonym Boyporridge is my one true inspiration in this world and I long to build a Long Furby of my own)
(Ah, I see you are a man of culture as well! Mine will be named Benvolio Montjoy Clerval, and he will be lemon yellow and glorious)
What a lovely thing and name!
(I do pretty much know you as the classic literature nerd here on this platform!)
(Le gasp! Thank!)
(The Count of Monte Cristo, Dante's Inferno, The Portrait of Dorian Grey, The Curious Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, anything by Edgar Allan Poe…. I plan on reading Sherlock Holmes at some point!)
(Oh my gosh I love all of this)
I wish I did. Inferno is hard to get into for me. And I've only read a few of Poe as well as J&H.
I'm very much Shakespeare trash, I've read many a play by him, I've also read Le mis and A few Poe, not many but a few. I've read a lot of Jane Austen and I'm working on Divine Comedy right now.
I like Shakespeare but much prefer watching to reading (which I think is a very legitimate opinion). Les Mis is a beauty though and Jane Austen is great, but I don't read her really.
LOVE TRIANGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What do you mean, you're supposed to shoehorn love triangles into every plot regardless of whether or not it fits? That's expert advice, you know
Someone's been watching Terrible Writing Advice…..
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hOw CoULd YoU TeLL?!?!?!1!?!1?11!?!
Ah yes the good kush
I like Shakespeare but much prefer watching to reading (which I think is a very legitimate opinion). Les Mis is a beauty though and Jane Austen is great, but I don't read her really.
A very valid opinion.
I like Shakespeare but much prefer watching to reading (which I think is a very legitimate opinion). Les Mis is a beauty though and Jane Austen is great, but I don't read her really.
Shakespeare's definitely meant to be watched imo, but I think it should be read pre-show so you understand what's being said.
(Patent's pending bc I haven't become a mad scientist yet, but I will soon when I make a Long Furby)
(Thursday Plurbonym Boyporridge is my one true inspiration in this world and I long to build a Long Furby of my own)
(Ah, I see you are a man of culture as well! Mine will be named Benvolio Montjoy Clerval, and he will be lemon yellow and glorious)
(A Shakespeare reference and and Frankenstein reference! I shouldn’t have expected any less of you, my good sir. I’m considering the title of Sir Blood Orange Houndstooth Paisley)
(That is indeed an excellent name! And I'm glad that my brands have decidedly become Frankenstein and Shakespeare!)
(I do pretty much know you as the classic literature nerd here on this platform!)
(Le gasp! Thank!)
(Oh, no problem! I really do love reading about your characters and opinions on various chats because you seem really smart! Does that sound creepy? I hope it doesn’t! I just think you’re a cool person :). )
(Aww, thank you <3)
I like Shakespeare but much prefer watching to reading (which I think is a very legitimate opinion). Les Mis is a beauty though and Jane Austen is great, but I don't read her really.
Shakespeare's definitely meant to be watched imo, but I think it should be read pre-show so you understand what's being said.
Luckily I have a decent handle on older English.
I like Shakespeare but much prefer watching to reading (which I think is a very legitimate opinion). Les Mis is a beauty though and Jane Austen is great, but I don't read her really.
Shakespeare's definitely meant to be watched imo, but I think it should be read pre-show so you understand what's being said.
Luckily I have a decent handle on older English.
I definitely recommend reading Cymbeline first.
Will must've been on crack for that one lmao