To kill, or not to kill, that is the question! Guest post by Katie Salidas
At the end of Pandora’s Box (Book three in the Immortalis series) I left readers with a question, “Is Lysander truly dead, or can he be saved?” No, I’m not going to reveal his fate now, you’ll just have to read Soulstone to find out. I know, I’m such a meanie. But, it brings up a great topic. Killing off characters. As an author, my characters are somewhat like my children. Each one has a backstory, a current story, and a potential future. I’ve taken a lot of time developing them. I’ve created them from scratch and watched them virtually grow. So, with that in mind you’d think it would be abhorrent to me to end their fictional existence. I mean, what mother would ever want to harm their child, right? In some cases, yes. There are some characters that would break my heart to destroy. On the other hand, there are some characters who need to die. Boy do I sound mean now. Stick with me though and you’ll see what I mean. Some characters have to die. It’s...