I’ve got to admit, I’m utterly stuck on what to write about today, so there has been no planning in this post. It’s weird, some days I have loads of ideas, and doubtless tomorrow when I have no post, I’ll have a tonne! Let’s just see how this goes!
I thinking about messing about a touch with something like Gimp or Photoshop to create a ‘profile’ picture for the blog, and a banner image for the top. I struck me when previewing my last post that there was nothing that really identified it visually. Yeah, there’s a title, just nothing that made To Birth a World unique. So I’ll have a play around and hopefully have some nice ideas that fit in well with the Tarski theme, I love this theme.
Death. It’s horribly permanent. So It’s not something taken lightly in real life. But what about within fiction? Well yes it’s usually permanent, but linking back to my reality post, the reality could mean that life and death are simply playthings with the idea of Necromancy, Immortality etc. I’ll admit to not being a huge fan of the whole Necromancy and Zombie idea. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve seen it done amazingly in some of my favorite series. The idea to me just feels a little stale and I do feel like death should always be permanent. So instead of re-using the person, why not re-purpose?
How lightly should life and death be taken by an author within their world? It’s a weird one as I guess there is no solid answer to this as it can depend on a gargantuan variety of factors, ranging from importance to plot to how much of an attachment the reader forms with the character. In my eyes attachment to the character is crucial upon deciding a characters fate. It seems more effective, if not a little cruel, to ultimately kill off a character that the reader has become fond of, as opposed to killing off some emotionless, faceless ‘brick’. That would hardly effect the reader, whereas being rid of a character they have grown attached to can create a reaction, keeping the reader immersed.
However, whatever the circumstance and attachment I don’t feel it is a decision to be taken lightly within the story. Yes, it can be a powerful and effective tool for storytelling but risky. Character’s cannot be removed with a considerable amount of thought and each one is a risk. Unless of course the dead can be brought back to life!
Oh dear, that was a bit Grim. It’ll be more cheerful on Sunday!
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Thanks for reading!