User blog comment:SodaCat/Sleeping Bag/@comment-26358727-20150814144139/@comment-26358727-20150814222908

@TheToughGuy I don't really know, to be honest. ( :

Most of the ZA fiction I've been attracted to has been for the humanity of the story - not the monsters or the blood or the killing. I like that the 'end of the world' brings out the best and the worst in every survivor and that it can really pull unlikely teams out of nothing if it means survival.

@SodaCat Well, I think you did an excellent job of capturing Duncan's character here. I can't wait to see a character page for him! ( :

I would be iffy about character deaths in a high school setting, for sure, but I think outside of Bully more than half of my characters have a scripted death in their future, haha! As much as it saddens me to kill a character of my own creation, I think it can add great depth to a story to reinforce this idea that nobody lives forever - even heroes, even villains.

However, if you feel the death is necessary, I think you should follow what your creative side is telling you to do. If you can do it, and make it plausible, and it makes you satisfied with the story you're telling, well... it may not hurt to experiment with those ideas in your head. ( :