I never used to do that. Fortunately I've learned better over time.
The death of a character, even a villain can be distressing even if it makes sense from the point of view of the story. If you could see it coming that far ahead it probably didn't make sense.
These days senseless death, especially those done on stage by the mad, sadistic bastard of a villain, just to show what a SOB the villain is a sure turn off. I can cope a little better with it off stage in small doses.
This by the way is why the true crime tales of serial killers have no interest for me.
Often the death of a likable character can move the story along. In your own work, for instance, the death of the young child protege of Pat Rin was an important turning point. It wasn't easy to read, or I'm sure, write. But it wasn't senseless in terms of the plot.
Abandoning a book
The death of a character, even a villain can be distressing even if it makes sense from the point of view of the story. If you could see it coming that far ahead it probably didn't make sense.
These days senseless death, especially those done on stage by the mad, sadistic bastard of a villain, just to show what a SOB the villain is a sure turn off. I can cope a little better with it off stage in small doses.
This by the way is why the true crime tales of serial killers have no interest for me.
Often the death of a likable character can move the story along. In your own work, for instance, the death of the young child protege of Pat Rin was an important turning point. It wasn't easy to read, or I'm sure, write. But it wasn't senseless in terms of the plot.