>A while? I still feel weird about it. Contrary to popular belief, I
>don't like to do that kind of thing to characters, at least not
>any more.

I (mis)quote Kurt Vonnegut in this instance: "No matter how much you may like a character, it is your obligation to be a sadist towards them."

There can be no maximum level of cruelty shown to characters. You have to be willing to have bad things happen to them - often really bad things. Even if you're writing about your favorite character on the face of the planet, you have to be willing to put them through hell, because that's what makes people look up to them. The farther you fall, the more impressive and amazing it is when you manage to climb back up.

Of course, that doesn't mean it feels very good at the time.
-Eliot "Speaking from experience" Lefebvre
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