Yeah, still feels like that. The particularly character who just "died" was a favorite of mine since the middle of Book Two, along with being in my head for years. But I still consider this to the only downside of writing a multigenerational story.

PROGRESS REPORT

New Words: 1500 on chapter 2 ("The Dreamers, 1916") of The Great Valley.

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Writerly: For whatever reason, I've rarely had trouble with killing off characters in my books. I may feel a tad bit of personal regret, which I usually bury under What Is Best For The Story. Sometimes I even feel proud of myself if I think the death is written well.

But it's different with Shenandoah. I would chalk this up to the fact that I've ( Read more... )