Me: I really don’t want to kill Character A.
Internal Editor: Then you really should.
Me: But he’s so important to the main!
Internal Editor: Then you really, really should.
Me: Maybe he can just be seriously wounded?
Internal Editor: You know better. The very fact that you want this character to survive so badly proves the impact that their death will have on the novel.
Me: I hate you.
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