Currently reading - Magic TreeHouse #30: Haunted Castle on Hallow's Eve by Mary Pope Oborne
When I get stuck, I have a bad habit of killing off a character until I can think of something better to continue the scene with. Um, for some reason, the character always remains dead.
Hey, Jovial Joe Nassise said it worked for him, too!
Here's a cute little tribute to offing our characters. So far, I've used a broomstick, a sushi knife, nanites and a Native American water spirit. How many different ways have you killed characters in your novels?
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Humm, I only have one novel so far (coming out in May) and nobody actually dies in it. [duck] Do novelettes count? I killed one of the main characters in "A Spirit of Vengeance" by having him massively gay-bashed, although it turned out it was actually something else.
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LOL I think it means you're a better plotter than I am, Angie. I thoroughly admit I resort to cheap tricks when I get stuck.
ReplyDeleteROFL - I can sooo relate!
ReplyDeleteI've filled a graveyard with dead characters. Weirdest COD: asphyxiation by breast implant stuffed down some poor unfortunate's throat. And recently, someone called that book (HEAD ON) a "kinder, gentler Colleen Thompson."
Hmmm...
Oh my!
ReplyDeleteToo funny girl.
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LOL - I forgot about that one, Colleen! I always thought the bee hive in the cockpit was a good one.
ReplyDeleteC'mon, Christie! You come up with good ones, too! The toilet tank lid was the best one so far.
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