text: #Welcome to Roundtable Thursday! Writing is so much fun, but it can also be very challenging. Luckily, there are so many other writers out there going through the exact same things! We all have unique skills and areas in which we excel, as well as places we’d like to improve. So I’d like to present a brand new weekly feature. This will be a weekly thread to discuss all things writing! And... to get to know your fellow writers a bit! Each week we will provide a topic and/or a few questions to spark discussion. Feel free to chime into the discussion in the comments, talk about your experiences, ask related questions, etc. You do not have to answer all the questions, but try to stay on-topic! *** #This Week’s Roundtable Discussion Characters are vital to a story, without them, there is no story. We spend time creating them, bringing them to life, and throwing them into various situations for character and plot growth. They also grow on us, as the writer and as the reader. And then comes the time we have to kill off our beloved character(s). - Have you ever had to kill off your “little darlings”, as they say? Do you find it difficult to write those scenes? *(Edit) It seems "little darlings" is often applied to cutting words/scenes. But for this discussion, I'm referring to your beloved characters.* - Do you have a favorite way to do the dirty deed? Maybe a little murder? Possibly a freak accident or nature taking its course via old age or illness? - Are there ways to make it easier on the readers? - New to r/ShortStories or joining in the Discussion for the first time? **Introduce yourself in the comments!** What do you like to write? *Remember you don't have to answer all the questions to join in the chat!* *** #Reminders - **Use the comments below to answer the questions and reply to others’ comments.** - **Please be civil in all your responses and discussion.** There are writers of all levels and skills here and we’re all in different places of our writing journey. Uncivil comments/discussion in any form will not be tolerated. - **Please try to stay on-topic.