tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post2687186961593997465..comments2024-03-18T04:40:38.214-05:00Comments on Murderous Musings: Killing Off CharactersChester Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-69812467862690822492008-07-06T18:52:00.000-05:002008-07-06T18:52:00.000-05:00I outline, but things still take me by surprise. M...I outline, but things still take me by surprise. My mind is always working on ways to improve on the outline, and as long as it really is better, I just go with it.Jaden Terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113218513166921429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-24266969695002649442008-07-06T16:51:00.000-05:002008-07-06T16:51:00.000-05:00I know, Beth. I guess that's why outlines are pref...I know, Beth. I guess that's why outlines are preferable to winging it. But I can only use an outline when I write nonfiction. Ah, well, maybe our readers will have a good cry as well. :-) Jean Henry (Mead)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08692254239136359941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-33832385337350540182008-07-05T12:44:00.000-05:002008-07-05T12:44:00.000-05:00Jean, in my last book, I had to kill off a charact...Jean, in my last book, I had to kill off a character I had come to love very much. It was necessary, but I still cried like a baby when it happened.<BR/><BR/>When it became clear that he was going to be killed, I tried everything I could think of to save him, but all my solutions felt forced and false. So I let him go, but oh, it was hard.Jaden Terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113218513166921429noreply@blogger.com