How to Craft Impactful Character Deaths
Channel: Kristen Kieffer
Date: 2021-05-06

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Death can serve as a powerful storytelling tool in many ways, but with great power comes great responsibility. What's the secret sauce to killing off characters in a way that readers can respect? 

In today's episode, Kristen breaks down the five key reasons that good storytellers choose to kill their characters. 

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— Episode Chapters —
0:00 - Introduction
1:09 - Are you killing characters with purpose?
3:02 - Purpose #1: Death Can Establish Exposition
4:25 - Purpose #2: Death Can Raise Your Story's Stakes
5:11 - Purpose #3: Death Can Serve As a Plot Device
6:29 - Purpose #4: Death Can Illustrate a Story's Themes
7:12 - Purpose #5: Death Can Fulfill a Character's Arc
8:41 - Don't forget the consequences!