RIP: Your character.
Here we are, into week two, and everyone knows that if you've got writer's block, what's your next choice?
Answer: Kill off a character.
I've decided to make a thread where we can remember and lament over the loss of those characters whose fates have fallen to the NaNo powers that be. If you didn't like your character, then go ahead and rejoice in their loss. :]
I'll start.
Not to be a spoiler, but...
RIP: Melissa "Missy" Weaver. [1989 - 2009]
Melissa Weaver, a second year student at university in the Northeast, met with an untimely death on October 30, 2009. (Actually November 10, 2009 at roughly 12:20 AM.) Melissa and a few of her friends had been exploring a local haunted hot-spot, when a part of the barn gave way, causing the group to scatter. Melissa's body was then discovered by three of the group's members, swinging from the rafters. The circumstances surrounding her death are still a mystery, and the police were immediately notified, but the members of the group were not available for comment.
Melissa is survived by her parents, who currently live on the West Coast, with her many aunts, uncles and cousins, as well as her author, LoveLikeRockets177.
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Nov 9, 2009 - 22 19
XD! This is a hilarious thread. I can't wait to see what people post. :]
RIP, Missy. <3 You will be missed.
I haven't killed off any characters, although I'm mighty, mighty close to killing off one character. Who cares if it's based on a true story and that's not how it went... *evil plotting*
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Nov 9, 2009 - 22 40
Haha, I'm glad you think so! :D (PS: Congrats on the 50k! Way to go!)
Missy wasn't the best character in the world, but I do feel pretty bad killing her off. I'd been planning on starting this thread since before I started writing, but I wanted to wait until I actually killed off one of my characters before doing so. :] I have a feeling that most of these posts will be from me anyway. All my characters die, pretty much. Haha.
I know what you mean about real characters though. All my characters are based on real people, so it's really weird to kill them off, and I know when I see "Missy" soon, it's gonna be kind of awkward. Haha.
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Nov 10, 2009 - 13 58
RIP Paul Berger
Paul Berger, a 30 year old Parisian waiter and popular internet blogger among the "cataphile" community, was lost in an expedition into the Parisian Catacombs, when he mysteriously vanished even while surrounded by his fellow explorers. His body has not yet been found, but is expected to soon be discovered in a few more thousand words, in some horrible state this author has yet to determine. He is survived by seven other explorers, only a few of whom are expected to survive this ordeal.
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Maine NaNoers on LJ
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Nov 10, 2009 - 14 58
RIP Alice Marisol Kubrick
Beloved Mother and Wife 1970-2012
RIP John Adam Kubrick
Beloved Father and Husband 1967-2012
RIP Kansas Allen Kubrick
Son & Brother 1992-2012
RIP Colorado John Kubrick
Son & Brother 1994-2012
RIP Texas Joseph Kubrick
Son & Brother 1995-2013
RIP Arizona Jaylen Kubrick
Daughter & Sister 1989-2013
RIP John Williams (1965-2013)
RIP Henry Bouchard (1973-2013)
RIP Andrea Hollanger (1981-2013)
RIP Michael Twitchell (1987-2013)
that's off the top of my head.
----------Rebecca Susanne
Most Words in a Single Day - 8,335, Nov 1
# of Days with No Nanoing - 0
Body Count- 12
51,120 / 50,000
Nov 10, 2009 - 15 25
NaNo2007
RIP: Syed, Socoro, Sameer and Sylas Tatalini. Their deaths were tragic losses to their surviving father, two brothers, and only sister. All died within a week of each other from mononucleosis (who knew it was deadly?)
NaNo2004
----------RIP: Melody Chu, as the result of a chimney fire... sorry, it was never solved.
Need information about northern Maine. duct tape, puppeteering, Christianity, tiny rural towns, babysitting, twins, OCD, vegetarianism, medicine, or hospitals? Just send me a NaNoMail and I'll tell you more than you ever wanted to know.
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Nov 10, 2009 - 18 37
I'm glad this has taken off.
Holy dead people, Batman! Suzey, your story seems to be racking up the body count. Haha. :]
Wow, this is the only situation where that could be an entertaining fact. Haha.
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Nov 10, 2009 - 18 52
Britney. It's the apocalypse. I have to kill everyone, or else Carrie Ann (AKA Carolina Ann Kubrick) won't turn into GI Jane the super duper batmany asskicker fo'sho extraordinare. lol. right now I'm in the process of going back to the very early stages of the collapse so people who were not previously part of my in-story body count now can be. Yay!
oh... and since I'll be doing it in about 20 minutes anyway.
RIP Cameron "Cami" Page
----------Beloved roommate & Friend 1990-2012.
Rebecca Susanne
Most Words in a Single Day - 8,335, Nov 1
# of Days with No Nanoing - 0
Body Count- 12
56,701 / 50,000
Nov 10, 2009 - 19 13
Haha, I know. I was still impressed by your incredible list. At some point tonight I should be killing off another character. I haven't quite decided which on yet though. Or how. I should probably figure that out sometime soon.
Glad to see your story is coming along brilliantly though! :]
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Nov 10, 2009 - 20 23
my vote is for the over confident jock type.
----------Rebecca Susanne
Most Words in a Single Day - 8,335, Nov 1
# of Days with No Nanoing - 0
Body Count- 12
56,701 / 50,000
Nov 10, 2009 - 20 28
*sigh* I don't have any over-confident jocks in my story, really. I think I'm going for the non-believer next. Scare the rest of the characters by taking down one of the strongest.
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Nov 10, 2009 - 20 36
yea, that was my idea. I just imagined the over confident jock type would come with the strong non-believer thing goin' on.
----------Rebecca Susanne
Most Words in a Single Day - 8,335, Nov 1
# of Days with No Nanoing - 0
Body Count- 12
82,105 / 50,000
Nov 11, 2009 - 10 19
RIP Catherine Materna, hairdresser in down town Portland
----------RIP Heather McKay, hairdresser in Bangor
with more to come
NaNo '09: Mosquito Bites- Won
'08: Motercycles & Medieval Dresses Don't Mix- Won
Proud member of Moose Mayhem, and Team Moose
26,534 / 50,000
Nov 11, 2009 - 14 24
RIP Henrietta Cone (real name: Sarah Jones) 2038-2059
Henrietta Cone was a sweet girl, who worked what she called 'the honest trade'. She unfortunately suffered from a drinking problem that ran through the family, and one night, while downing quite of a bit of gin, stumbled over her own feet, cracking her head against one of the metal stools in Valerie's Wicked Good Inn, and fell unconsious. A man who claimed to the innkeepers that he was her husband dragged her away to an alley, where he raped her unconsious body, then threw her into the sewer, where she drowned in her sleep.
Why, yes, my story is rather depressing, how did you know? lol
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Nov 11, 2009 - 14 41
RIP Heather McKay, hairdresser in Bangor
with more to come
Wow. It sounds like it's a bad time to be a hair dresser in Maine. I'll have to warn mine when I get my hair cut tomorrow! ; )
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Municipal Liaison, Greater Portland Area
"If writers wrote as carelessly as some people talk, then adhasdh asdglaseuyt[bn[pasdlgkhasdfasdf."-- Lemony Snicket
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Municipal Liaison, Greater Portland Area
"If writers wrote as carelessly as some people talk, then adhasdh asdglaseuyt[bn[pasdlgkhasdfasdf."-- Lemony Snicket
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Nov 11, 2009 - 14 43
SilentCabaret, let me just say that I burst out laughing uncontrollably at "Valerie's Wicked Good Inn". I was quite amused. :]
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Nov 12, 2009 - 10 32
RIP: Dominic Day (1989 - 2009)
Dominic Day was a bright but quiet young man, looking to further his career in media. He went mysteriously missing while out on a midnight excursion with a group of his friends, and his body has yet to be found. There has been a rumor that another one of their party had been killed earlier in the evening, so hope for his survival is very low - but we're going to keep our chins up. Again, the group of friends were unavailable for comment, and disappeared off into the distance. They are believed to be conducting their own investigation.
Dominic is survived by his parents, Roger and Jillian Day, as well as his author, LoveLikeRockets177.
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Nov 15, 2009 - 22 12
RIP: Thomas "Tommy" Reid. (1989 - 2009)
Thomas Reid met with an untimely death when he was involved in a tragic hit and run car accident at the intersection of Denver Drive, and South Main St, just two blocks from the local Public Library. Witnesses claim that the accident was caused by another car that had run a red light, plowing into the driver's side of Reid's own. (The owner of the car Reid was driving was reported to be a Drew Casey.) The driver of the second car was spotted hurrying from his own car, darting down several side streets. He was reported to be in his early twenties, about 6 feet tall, about 180 lbs, with light brown hair. The police are investigating, though they would appreciate any and all information on the suspect.
Thomas Reid was a second year college student with a future in Criminal Justice. He will be remembered among his friends and family as a fun-loving, all around great guy. He is survived by his parents and his two older brothers, as well as his author, LoveLikeRockets177.
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Nov 16, 2009 - 06 53
Eh. Might as well toss these in. ;)
Death Notices
Yumiko Smith ?-2000
Beloved wife, mother, and aunt. She gave up her family to be with her one true love, and found a family again.
Survived by husband, Kyle, daughter Isabelle, and nephew, Danny.
Isabelle Sarah Smith 1985-2009
Taken from us on October 1, 2009
Loving daughter, and cousin.
Survived by father, Kyle Smith, and cousin Danny Saitau
Christian James Baker 1978-2009
Gone from our sight on October 1, 2009
May he find the peace and love in death that he never had in life.
Survived by his brother, Robert Baker of California.
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Nov 18, 2009 - 12 56
RIP Gavin "Sparkplug" Sparks, 1966--2002
There wasn't really a whole lot of good to say about Spark, except that he /almost/ died heroically. That is to say, he bravely took a flying leap when things started to get ugly. And he hurt my main characters' feelings. He deserved it. Also, he somehow managed to lose one of his work boots by walking. He was /wearing/ them when he disappeared. Don't you try and tell me he took one off and just wandered off! Nobody's that stupid! Except apparently Spark.
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Nov 18, 2009 - 13 26
Thank ya kindly ^-^ I was very tired and very, very sarcastic when I wrote that chapter.
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Nov 18, 2009 - 20 30
Haha, I've already killed off a character. Another was the main character's mother who was dead far before the story took place. I killed off his dad a while ago... Fire.
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Nov 20, 2009 - 12 45
RIP Joslin Webber, hairdresser by Sugarloaf, victim of 'Sweeny Todd'
RIP Penny Yeaton, hairdresser at Olympian's Salon & Day Spa in Isenburgh, victim of 'Sweeny Todd'
RIP George Franz, husband of Mem Franz, Gretchen's favorite client, heart attack
Both Joslin and Penny were talented hairdressers. Found in their homes jugular slashed, possibly with a razer blade, and completely drained. The killer, dubbed Sweeny Todd by the media, is still at large.
----------NaNo '09: Mosquito Bites- Won
'08: Motercycles & Medieval Dresses Don't Mix- Won
Proud member of Moose Mayhem, and Team Moose
50,439 / 50,000
Nov 21, 2009 - 05 48
RIP, my belief that I am capable of killing off characters that I really love.
Hey, it's not too late! Who knows. ;)
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Nov 25, 2009 - 17 27
RIP Jennifer Tardiff, 36 years old, Hairdresser in Cape Elizabeth, victem of 'Sweeny Todd'
----------NaNo '09: Mosquito Bites- Won
'08: Motercycles & Medieval Dresses Don't Mix- Won
Proud member of Moose Mayhem, and Team Moose
105,732 / 50,000
Nov 26, 2009 - 05 51
RIP: Several dozen Society members, none of whom I named, who either perished by Warren's claws, were shot down by Pen or recieved slashed throats from Arel. NO ONE TORTURES PEN AND GETS AWAY WITH IT!!!
----------~dreams come from within, let your imagination soar~
NaNo '09 - Past Illusion - pending
~'til all are one~