I don't think killing of a character is bad writing. I don't think it has to be. I think that there have been some cases of it. I think that when you kill off a character because you don't want to deal with them anymore - that's lame. It's totally crap and lazy writing.
However, I think worlds where no one is killed, where nothing changes, where nothing is different than the way we remember it being is boring. If nothing ever changes, then what's the point? I understand what you're saying about the people who haven't gotten a chance to tell stories with those characters but I disagree that you can't ever kill someone off. Some of the best moments in fiction are character deaths.
It shouldn't be used to prop up lazy writing and it shouldn't be used because you don't want to deal with it but the most frustrating thing to me as a reader, as a roleplayer and in general is when there is no element of risk to things. The experience loses something if there is no possibility of loss and a possibility of loss needs to be followed through everyonce in awhile or it isn't truly risk. Everyone once in awhile someone needs to lose.
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Date: 2006-01-22 09:19 am (UTC)However, I think worlds where no one is killed, where nothing changes, where nothing is different than the way we remember it being is boring. If nothing ever changes, then what's the point? I understand what you're saying about the people who haven't gotten a chance to tell stories with those characters but I disagree that you can't ever kill someone off. Some of the best moments in fiction are character deaths.
It shouldn't be used to prop up lazy writing and it shouldn't be used because you don't want to deal with it but the most frustrating thing to me as a reader, as a roleplayer and in general is when there is no element of risk to things. The experience loses something if there is no possibility of loss and a possibility of loss needs to be followed through everyonce in awhile or it isn't truly risk. Everyone once in awhile someone needs to lose.
Shayera is bad. I'll agree with that one.