WIP Challenge Check-in, Day 18 -- Monday

[linaewen]

Hello on Monday!  What kind of a writing day has it been today -- or yesterday, if today hasn't gotten going yet?

•     I thought about my fic once or twice
•     I wrote
•     I did some planning and/or research
•     I edited
•     I've sent my fic off to my beta
•     I posted today!
•     I'm taking a break
•     I did something else that I'll talk about in a comment

Discussion - Have you ever killed off a major character in one of your stories?  If so, was it planned from the beginning?  Something unplanned but that you realized would be a good idea at some point?  How did your readers deal with that character's death?  Was it obvious to them that it was coming or was it unexpected?

Comments

[linaewen]

I'm going to try to write later today when the threat of interruption is minimal. ;-)

Much of my writing is centered on keeping characters alive who are dead in canon, but I did kill off a major OC at one point. It came up unexpectedly; I hadn't planned on it at all, but once the idea occurred to me, I knew it was a good thing for the story and fitting for the further development of the main character -- in spite of being very fond of the OC. I think it was a surprise to my readers, but they seemed to appreciate it properly!

[samuraiter]

I wrote in a big way this morning, and I'm quite happy with that. Brain is pretty pooped now, though.

I used to be a habitual character-killer. Loved death scenes entirely too much, and plotting them out was a pleasure. These days, though, I'd much rather have them boink than die. ^_^; Events in real life profoundly changed my perspective on death.