Killing Characters

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How to Kill a Character

All writers become murderous sooner or later, but it’s important to kill your character in the right way, at the right time and for the right reason. I hope this worksheet will help you premeditate the perfect coup de grâce.

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prosopopoeia: "A rhetorical device by which an ima

prosopopoeia: "A rhetorical device by which an imaginary, absent, or dead person is represented as speaking or acting; the introduction of a pretended speaker; an instance of this." (OED)⁠
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"The Greek word prósopon means a face or mask and from those core meanings derive subsidiary meanings of a dramatic part or character, a character in a philosophical dialogue or other book, even the character of an author." - Gavin Alexander⁠
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My darling, beautiful Dad passed away suddenly las

My darling, beautiful Dad passed away suddenly last month. He would have been 66 today.⁠
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It isn't hyperbole to say that I can't imagine a better, more loving, more patient, or more absolutely adorable father.⁠
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My earliest memory is of him. He had taken me down to the playground on campus, and I had insisted on climbing the BIG slide. I spent some time, in two-year-old terms, convincing him to let me do it alone. He stood back, and allowed me the laborious exercise. I was very near the top when I lost my foothold and began to fall, thinking, in that fleeting moment, that Dad had been right, and that it was over for me... But of course he had stayed behind me all along, and he caught me, and helped me up the last few rungs.⁠
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I have always felt that support, and I know I always, always will, no matter how far apart we may be cast.⁠
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🖤 Happy Birthday, Dad!⁠

✒️ a new offering awaits you: writing meditati

✒️ a new offering awaits you: writing meditations!⁠
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What are ⁠"writing meditations"?⁠
- ⁠Audio recordings (& accompanying worksheets) with prompts for you to write along to.⁠
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5 prompts⁠
x 3min pauses⁠
= 15min writing sessions!⁠
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- Simple, but sooo much fun! You can totally work through your writer's block with one of these.⁠
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- If you're a Lady Writers League member, you can find all 19 meditations in your course downloads section.⁠ There are meditations for CHARACTER, WORLDBUILDING & PLOT.⁠
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- There's also a free sample of 2 meditations in the Coterie.⁠
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I hope they inspire you to write today! 🖤⁠
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For those of you following my translation of Forbi

For those of you following my translation of Forbidden Love (Aşk-ı Memnu)... I just uploaded FOUR new chapters.⁠⠀
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You can read them on my website under For Readers > Translations.⁠⠀
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"How do I 'psych' myself up to write? ... Normally

"How do I 'psych' myself up to write? ... Normally the day I start to write a screenplay, I read poetry, but really high-calibre. Roman antiquity - Virgil, old Icelandic Edda poetry, thousand years back, Tang poets from China 8th, 9th century, and other things. I read and read and read and I get into this fury of language, and it's the highest calibre of language." - Werner Herzog⁠
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☕️ What gets you into a fury of language?⁠
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For me, it's Shakespeare, old myths, legends & romances, and almost anything in heroic couplets...⁠
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P.S. ⁠In case you're interested in my note-taking process, I've linked my article on the subject in my bio.⁠
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