My new novel, the one I'm going to be writing for Nano, is going to feature several ghosts. I have a couple of questions. Thanks so much for any help.
1. Can ghosts travel far distances? For instance, my MC's parents died and haunt the family home in Georgia. My MC now lives in Tennessee. Could the ghosts of her parents travel to Tennessee to give her a message?
2. Are there really "good" ghosts and "evil" ghosts?
3. If there are evil ghosts, did the person have to be evil during their lives in order to become an "evil" ghost? Or can the process of dying and become a ghost cause them to become "evil," especially if they died in a horrific way and wanted revenge?
4. Can ghosts possess a person and make them do something really horrific, like murder?
5. If a ghost has never spoken before, can it suddenly speak if needed? My MC needs to find out information from a ghost. Would it be better to have the ghost, who has never spoken, only cried, possess her to let her see the information she needs, or have the ghost tell her what she needs to know?
6. How much creative license do I have in order to make the ghosts do what I want?
1. Can ghosts travel far distances? For instance, my MC's parents died and haunt the family home in Georgia. My MC now lives in Tennessee. Could the ghosts of her parents travel to Tennessee to give her a message?
2. Are there really "good" ghosts and "evil" ghosts?
3. If there are evil ghosts, did the person have to be evil during their lives in order to become an "evil" ghost? Or can the process of dying and become a ghost cause them to become "evil," especially if they died in a horrific way and wanted revenge?
4. Can ghosts possess a person and make them do something really horrific, like murder?
5. If a ghost has never spoken before, can it suddenly speak if needed? My MC needs to find out information from a ghost. Would it be better to have the ghost, who has never spoken, only cried, possess her to let her see the information she needs, or have the ghost tell her what she needs to know?
6. How much creative license do I have in order to make the ghosts do what I want?