As I entertained this sobering thought about taking the darling character out of my novel, I was reminded of two movies: Romeo Must Die and Juliet Must Die. One is an action-packed film while the other is a mystery murder plot. Mine is neither.
Sometimes the death of a main character is necessary to bring the narrative to the next level for a few reasons:
1. To make way for the story theme to unfold
2. To allow further development for other characters, main and peripheral
3. To facilitate more involved and intriguing conversations
4. To generate anticipation in readers for what will happen next
5. To introduce elements of uncertainty and unpredictability
So a character's death is never wasted if you know how to use it to achieve the above story effects. It can be a painful process for both the author and the readers, but when we look at the bigger picture instead of dwelling on the loss.
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