Finchbearer
Istar
I think Devors point on dealing with grief is a good one, although GoT is a totally different beast compared to Stranger Things.
When I read a book there are usually a few different types of characters who get killed off - the character that you grow to hate so much you want them dead - the sideline character who redeems themselves just before they die - the side character who is superfluous to the plot - the very old character who is naturally coming to the end of their life - and a main character who you love, and really don’t want to die - the character who is pivotal to the plot, but who we hardly get to know before they die (common in thrillers).
I have a very old character who is coming to the natural end of their life in one of my stories, and dealing with death in that story is for me, something I want the reader feel emotional about, but that’s a different emotion to reading about someone who’s life is cut too short. Killing off the bad guy can be a satisfying for the writer and reader both, but there has to be a tension build up imo.
I could go on, but you get my gist, all about suspension of belief and how you deal with the character you’re going to kill off, built that tension, and write a fairly believable death scene, you’ll be good.
When I read a book there are usually a few different types of characters who get killed off - the character that you grow to hate so much you want them dead - the sideline character who redeems themselves just before they die - the side character who is superfluous to the plot - the very old character who is naturally coming to the end of their life - and a main character who you love, and really don’t want to die - the character who is pivotal to the plot, but who we hardly get to know before they die (common in thrillers).
I have a very old character who is coming to the natural end of their life in one of my stories, and dealing with death in that story is for me, something I want the reader feel emotional about, but that’s a different emotion to reading about someone who’s life is cut too short. Killing off the bad guy can be a satisfying for the writer and reader both, but there has to be a tension build up imo.
I could go on, but you get my gist, all about suspension of belief and how you deal with the character you’re going to kill off, built that tension, and write a fairly believable death scene, you’ll be good.