Karin Shah's Blog - Posts Tagged "redshirts"
Should I kill him?
Being a pantser, I've come to a place in my manuscript where I added a character purely to raise the stakes. Now, I'm trying to decide if I should "redshirt" (kill him off to reinforce the seriousness of the situation) him or just put hm in a coma.
He's the police officer boyfriend of of the heroine's best friend. The friend is tied to a chair because she's possessed by a demon. The boyfriend has come to visit and caught them with his girlfriend tied to a chair. He's not anything more than a bit character, but he is a policeman, how would you as a reader feel if I kill him off?
Oh, the demon is going to attack him not the hero, etc.
Help, please!
He's the police officer boyfriend of of the heroine's best friend. The friend is tied to a chair because she's possessed by a demon. The boyfriend has come to visit and caught them with his girlfriend tied to a chair. He's not anything more than a bit character, but he is a policeman, how would you as a reader feel if I kill him off?
Oh, the demon is going to attack him not the hero, etc.
Help, please!
