neko-chan wrote...
I'm not sure that I can tell you in good conscience that I want any of them to die. I'm not just saying that because I don't like character deaths, but because you should not kill your characters "just because". If you kill someone just for shock value, the reader will notice. You have to have a good reason for why they are dying: What is the significance of their death? How is this symbolic? Does this actually even matter in the story and will my other characters even react to it? Is it going to have a
lasting influence on rest of the story?
My story is very heavily inspired by Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None" which is about 10 people trapped on an isolated island, being murdered one-by-one as they suspect each other and try to figure out who the murderer is. So just to clarify I am not killing them off for the sake of drama or impact. There is a reason for their deaths and the plot revolves around the murders and the discovery of who is responsible (the story is a whodunnit)
I dont know if I phrased the question correctly, but basically what I am asking is, assuming that the entire list of characters above dies - in which order would you want them to be murdered in?
(A kind of macabre question I know...)
A answer that Im looking for would be like D, B, E, F, C, A, G
neko-chan wrote...
If all these characters are throw away characters, then a general rule is to have a male die first. It makes who or whatever killed them seem more powerful. If you instead have a young woman die, you run a risk of making her seem like a tragic and central figure in the story (without wanting to). People will focus on her death more than any of the others because most readers simply feel more sympathy for female characters.
Thanks for the tip :)