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Title: Question for the general reading public
Post by: DonaCatalina on March 04, 2009, 09:27:30 AM
Does the accused murderer jump from the ferry in the middle of the river and swim away?
Title: Re: Question for the general reading public
Post by: Lady Christina de Pond on March 04, 2009, 09:34:57 AM
hmmm is this the end of the story for him or do you want him to reappear later?
Title: Re: Question for the general reading public
Post by: DonaCatalina on March 04, 2009, 10:12:46 AM
Maybe reappear later.
Title: Re: Question for the general reading public
Post by: Welsh Wench on March 04, 2009, 10:46:30 AM
The rule I use is this--

Never kill off a character that you may want to use later. Otherwise you end up with Bobby Ewing in the shower.

Quite a few times, we have a character that begins to take on a life of his/her own.
For example--
Briggs in El Lobo. Jack intended to kill him off early and then he developed such a personality by that time, we really liked him. He also gave Jack a character to confide in and play off.

Same with Dr. Gander. He was marginal and now in Dead Man's Tavern, he is about to embark (or so we think) on a romance with Lilaney.

But if you have it in your heart to kill him off, do it quick. One motion! Like ripping a bandaid off and don't look back!

Just my two pence, you understand....
Title: Re: Question for the general reading public
Post by: Lady Christina de Pond on March 04, 2009, 10:58:47 AM
i agree with Welsh don't kill him off if you entend to use him again
Title: Re: Question for the general reading public
Post by: Welsh Wench on March 04, 2009, 12:28:13 PM
..and don't let him be an identical twin brother separated at birth!
Title: Re: Question for the general reading public
Post by: DonaCatalina on March 04, 2009, 01:18:53 PM
Quote from: DonaCatalina on March 04, 2009, 09:27:30 AM
Does the accused murderer jump from the ferry in the middle of the river and swim away?
;)
I never intended for him to drown. Does he jump off the ferry and swin away, or does he remain in captivity until he reaches prison?
Title: Re: Question for the general reading public
Post by: Lady Christina de Pond on March 04, 2009, 01:35:24 PM
 ::) we knew that we were just testing you.
;D letting him escape from said ferry might give you more action sequences and more to write on