tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post4003495953951830561..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Murdering Our CharactersLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-80201634419882743932009-09-15T10:48:56.410-04:002009-09-15T10:48:56.410-04:00Galen--Murder can be fun and addicting! :)
Elizab...Galen--Murder can be fun and addicting! :)<br /><br />ElizabethElizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-43663307271774779102009-09-14T16:46:27.976-04:002009-09-14T16:46:27.976-04:00Book One didn’t have the option to kill of any cha...Book One didn’t have the option to kill of any characters. Book Two, I do kill off some folks, but they’re minor characters. I never really thought about this, but it’s a good point. I get really fond of my characters…so, killing them off would be hard. What a wimpy writer I am. Sheesh.<br /><br />Best Regards, Galen<br /><a href="http://www.galenkindley.com/blog.htm" rel="nofollow">Imagineering Fiction Blog</a>joe doaks-Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283066862112820202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-29899588472788174022009-09-14T12:00:54.218-04:002009-09-14T12:00:54.218-04:00Elspeth--Please write on it! I'd love to hear ...Elspeth--Please write on it! I'd love to hear your perspective on the movie.<br /><br />Paul--Interesting thought! Well, so far they're chronological, but it would be cool to shake that up sometime. Hmmmm...<br /><br />Terry--A 15 minute rule is a great idea. And marrying secondary characters sounds just like murdering them! I guess we have to be careful who we marry and bump off.<br /><br />Lisa--He's REAL dead, then!<br /><br />Jane--It's definitely a writer's movie. And...maybe an evil twin? I like the idea.<br /><br />Sue Ann--Wow! Killing off a main character is really writing yourself into a corner. But Conan Doyle brought Sherlock back, so I guess it's possible. And if he did it in a prequel, that really must have worked well. I think sending a protagonist on a sabbatical would be a better idea.<br /><br />GM--I think I read that interview, too. I was glad my son wasn't too grief-stricken at the end of the Potter series....he really loved all the characters.<br /><br />Alan--I love it! Crazy Bobby Ewing and his wild dreams...Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-71875778614818313032009-09-14T09:40:56.465-04:002009-09-14T09:40:56.465-04:00You could go the DALLAS route. Have Myrtle Clover ...You could go the DALLAS route. Have Myrtle Clover step out of the shower, "Hey, it was all just a dream."Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-36081619744034408132009-09-14T09:24:49.766-04:002009-09-14T09:24:49.766-04:00I read an interview with JK Rowling where she talk...I read an interview with JK Rowling where she talked about the death of her characters, and how she wasn't going to soften reality for her young audience. People do die and that's a fact. I think the younger you are, actually, the more you are accepting of that fact.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-89595700053365723212009-09-14T08:58:02.315-04:002009-09-14T08:58:02.315-04:00I really enjoyed Stranger Than Fiction, especially...I really enjoyed Stranger Than Fiction, especially as a mystery author. A couple of times now I've spared certain characters earmarked for death because partway through the book I've realized I might want to bring them back. In my 6th Odelia Grey book, which I'm working on right now, one of those 2nd chance characters is making an appearance.<br /><br />I know one author who did kill off his main character after a few books because he wanted to emphasize another main character in future books. He regretted it, and is now working on a prequel.Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-3380763788576682782009-09-14T07:38:39.420-04:002009-09-14T07:38:39.420-04:00I haven't seen that movie but now I want to. I...I haven't seen that movie but now I want to. I haven't killed off a character yet, but I'm wondering if you can bring them back by using an identical twin separated at birth scenario.Jane Kennedy Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519340747761460017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-27642118861801561632009-09-14T07:19:31.428-04:002009-09-14T07:19:31.428-04:00I haven't seen that movie. It does sound intri...I haven't seen that movie. It does sound intriguing. So far I've only killed off one character, and I don't see him coming back.Lisa Borkhttp://www.lisabork.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-52845955401330383502009-09-14T07:04:31.897-04:002009-09-14T07:04:31.897-04:00We watched Stranger than Fiction on Netflix, and w...We watched Stranger than Fiction on Netflix, and we have this "give it 15 minutes" rule for when one of us doesn't think we'll like the other one's choice. Hubby really enjoyed that one, to his surprise, although there was a line in that movie that was almost verbatim for something I used in one of my (already published) short stories. <br /><br />So far, I haven't killed off anyone I've wanted to resurrect, although since I write romantic suspense, there are times I wish I hadn't created married secondary characters because I would have liked to put them front and center in another book.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-90264061537968141332009-09-14T06:49:35.782-04:002009-09-14T06:49:35.782-04:00What are the chances you could set some of your ne...What are the chances you could set some of your newer novels in a time that <i>precedes</i> the death of the characters you want to use again? Are your stories in a chronological series?Paul Lambhttp://www.paullamb.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-62046581684218272562009-09-14T01:26:33.728-04:002009-09-14T01:26:33.728-04:00I call "Stranger Than Fiction" the myste...I call "Stranger Than Fiction" the mystery writer's nightmare. Don't get me wrong, I love the movie, but it does tend to give me pause. I shudder to think how many people I've bumped off between the games and the murder nights I used to write - and now there's my book. Usually I have made the victim so nasty that there isn't any guilt, but the book is a completely other story. <br /><br />When I saw what the subject of this post was I laughed. I had just re-watched "Stranger Than Fiction" the other night and was going to write about the same thing! Now I have to think up another subject...<br /><br />ElspethElspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.com