tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516200136293375097.post3120299797070526714..comments2022-11-05T02:36:58.490-07:00Comments on Scribble Babble: Writing Wednesdays: Killing Your Darlings. Literally.Mara Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372451891082436090noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516200136293375097.post-37730283154576644932012-01-04T23:03:06.534-08:002012-01-04T23:03:06.534-08:00I decided to take the "write what you know th...I decided to take the "write what you know thing" as "write what genre you know."<br /><br />As far as killing characters, I've had to work backwards knowing from early stages that certain characters are going to die, but having to fully develop them anyway.Cacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225361864066902149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516200136293375097.post-25793440198658280222012-01-04T19:40:39.023-08:002012-01-04T19:40:39.023-08:00"We'll never know where their story might...<i>"We'll never know where their story might have gone if things had worked out differently."</i><br /><br />Too true! Killing my darlings, kills <i>me</i> a little... but it's a necessary evil. *Sigh*Carrie Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540590799406170410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516200136293375097.post-67199627207843766312012-01-04T15:56:32.683-08:002012-01-04T15:56:32.683-08:00Haha, well no one is gone entirely yet. But Evan i...Haha, well no one is gone entirely yet. But Evan is just a background character now - no physical description even - and some of the other minor characters might get the ax. And lycus probably won't be making an appearance either. But don't worry, Friday and the immortals are safe!Mara Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372451891082436090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2516200136293375097.post-77412330173694155882012-01-04T14:55:31.303-08:002012-01-04T14:55:31.303-08:00I haven't gotten rid a character thus far, but...I haven't gotten rid a character thus far, but I do plan on getting rid of one in the future and each time I write one of their lines I get a little sad.<br /><br />Oh and I am dying a little inside. WHO, WHO, WHO did you get rid of? At this point deleting them would be like killing them for me. :'(Jenny S. Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482342313938669366noreply@blogger.com