Skip to main content

I'm rereading mtmy draft, and there is a part in the book where when the main character is helping others escape prison, she accidentally reveals herself to the prison guards who chase her down and kill one of the people she was trying to rescue.

Is this too brutal? I don't want my reader to hate the main character for indirectly killing someone, but should I keep it or scrap it? I do have a backup idea that could easily take the place of her revealing herself anand instead have someone else do it and have my main character swoop in as the hero, but I'm not sure which version to do.

Edit: I didn't add before that the prisoners were wrongfully imprisoned, and usersThanks to @M.A.Golding and @FeRD brought that to my attention, so I'm letting everyone knowfor pointing out that I should add that the prisoners were wrongfully imprisoned.

I'm rereading mt draft, and there is a part in the book where when the main character is helping others escape prison, she accidentally reveals herself to the prison guards who chase her down and kill one of the people she was trying to rescue.

Is this too brutal? I don't want my reader to hate the main character for indirectly killing someone, but should I keep it or scrap it? I do have a backup idea that could easily take the place of her revealing herself an instead have someone else do it and have my main character swoop in as the hero, but I'm not sure which version to do.

Edit: I didn't add before that the prisoners were wrongfully imprisoned, and users @M.A.Golding and @FeRD brought that to my attention, so I'm letting everyone know that.

I'm rereading my draft, and there is a part in the book where when the main character is helping others escape prison, she accidentally reveals herself to the prison guards who chase her down and kill one of the people she was trying to rescue.

Is this too brutal? I don't want my reader to hate the main character for indirectly killing someone, but should I keep it or scrap it? I do have a backup idea that could easily take the place of her revealing herself and instead have someone else do it and have my main character swoop in as the hero, but I'm not sure which version to do.

Edit: Thanks to @M.A.Golding and @FeRD for pointing out that I should add that the prisoners were wrongfully imprisoned.

I changed a detail that had been previously confusing regarding the question after users let me know.
Source Link
AnnWithNoE
  • 1.7k
  • 8
  • 25

I'm rereading mt draft, and there is a part in the book where when the main character is helping others escape prison, she accidentally reveals herself to the prison guards who chase her down and kill one of the people she was trying to rescue.

Is this too brutal? I don't want my reader to hate the main character for indirectly killing someone, but should I keep it or scrap it? I do have a backup idea that could easily take the place of her revealing herself an instead have someone else do it and have my main character swoop in as the hero, but I'm not sure which version to do.

Edit: I didn't add before that the prisoners were wrongfully imprisoned, and users @M.A.Golding and @FeRD brought that to my attention, so I'm letting everyone know that.

I'm rereading mt draft, and there is a part in the book where when the main character is helping others escape prison, she accidentally reveals herself to the prison guards who chase her down and kill one of the people she was trying to rescue.

Is this too brutal? I don't want my reader to hate the main character for indirectly killing someone, but should I keep it or scrap it? I do have a backup idea that could easily take the place of her revealing herself an instead have someone else do it and have my main character swoop in as the hero, but I'm not sure which version to do.

I'm rereading mt draft, and there is a part in the book where when the main character is helping others escape prison, she accidentally reveals herself to the prison guards who chase her down and kill one of the people she was trying to rescue.

Is this too brutal? I don't want my reader to hate the main character for indirectly killing someone, but should I keep it or scrap it? I do have a backup idea that could easily take the place of her revealing herself an instead have someone else do it and have my main character swoop in as the hero, but I'm not sure which version to do.

Edit: I didn't add before that the prisoners were wrongfully imprisoned, and users @M.A.Golding and @FeRD brought that to my attention, so I'm letting everyone know that.

Tweeted twitter.com/StackWriting/status/1311863519340646406
Became Hot Network Question
Source Link
AnnWithNoE
  • 1.7k
  • 8
  • 25

Should my main character make a ginormous mistake?

I'm rereading mt draft, and there is a part in the book where when the main character is helping others escape prison, she accidentally reveals herself to the prison guards who chase her down and kill one of the people she was trying to rescue.

Is this too brutal? I don't want my reader to hate the main character for indirectly killing someone, but should I keep it or scrap it? I do have a backup idea that could easily take the place of her revealing herself an instead have someone else do it and have my main character swoop in as the hero, but I'm not sure which version to do.