Does anyone survive???

What part is depressing you? The rewriting?

Ah! I've just cut - not killed - a character myself. She's not dead...she's just not living where I'm writing just now.

Save unused characters to a separate file and keep them for another project where you can make them shine. If they are good, they will find a way. If what you have written for them is good, do not delete it before you save the work for later use.

Give them their own story some other time. And...think about it as a reader. Eh...try to.

Just save the little darling for another story or something. Rewriting is all part of writing. Try not to get depressed, it will only bring you down

That's silly, don't do it unless an editor at a publishing house tells you to do that.

And how do you expect someone to find an editor if the book has major flaws such as unnecessary characters and what not? Seriously, it's good that the OP is able to recognize that there are flaws and remedy them now. She's finding plot issues and sorting them out and not falling into the traps many writers do of either not editing or of only revising phrasing issues. Being able to do these things will help her have the best story she can possibly present to the editors, which will increase her chances.

Good luck! And cutting fun things definitely sucks, but I agree. Give them their own story.

Use Her Name said:

That's silly, don't do it unless an editor at a publishing house tells you to do that.

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Why is it silly? If it improves the book, it has a better chance of getting to that editor in the first place.

The two cut characters? Consider it (their departure) a noble sacrifice to make the book better.

Really, they're just a tool or device to convey the story to the reader, but if they're interesting, as others have said, they may have a place in another, future work.

Jessianodel said:

Sorry for that rather dramatic title

I've just started re-writing a part of my book. Does anyone survive?

It sucks! I'm getting more depressed by the second! Why do writers have to do this?




Oh and sorry if this is posted in the wrong area. I'm still kind of new at this

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We are responsible for making our work the best that we can make it before we attempt to land an agent or a publishing contract. If you're not up for doing that, you're in the wrong business. Rewrites are necessary at times and editing is always necessary. Send your first draft out to the publishing world and see what happens.