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I've seen this on other sites, and always wanted to start one! Ok, go!
Dear Berrav,
You need to...grow up. Really. Give up on doing everything yourself, and get back to Rajint and the Four. Please. Honestly, you're only doing this to prove you're as good as Rajint, and we both know you're not. Just grow up.
Dear Rajint,
Just calm down. Nobody expects you to do everything right anyway, so pressure's off. Relax.
Dear Airikka,
Ok, why don't you just try talking to Rajint one more time? Maybe he's not as mad as you think...
Possibly more later. Also possibly explanations of who these people are, if you really want to know and promise not to steal.
submitted by Bethany, age 15, PA
(February 28, 2009 - 4:08 pm)
(February 28, 2009 - 4:08 pm)
Oooh, cool idea! But, um, no offense, but it sort of helps if we know what each other's stories are, and I kind of don't want to share mine. Sorry! But I have done that before. Once when I killed off a character (by the way, VERY hard to do :( ), I wrote him a letter explaining why I did it. It was kind of weird, but kind of fun!
(March 1, 2009 - 8:33 am)
Ooh! I killed off a character the other day . . . I felt no guilt. Is that bad? Now i feel awful. Maybe I will write her a letter . . . *whips out a piece of paper.*
(March 3, 2009 - 4:32 pm)
It's okay; it just means I'm too sensitive. *breaks down crying*
(March 4, 2009 - 4:37 pm)
Ok, if you want to read part of the story to these letters, go to the third page (I think) and find the thread that says I'm going to... that's posted by me.
Dear Elizabeth,
What is the matter with you? Cannot you tell that Monty is head over heels for you, and yet you continue to ignore his obvious affection? Goodness, darling, you really need to fill your head with something other than air!
Dear Monty,
For starters, I sincerely hope that you know Elizabeth loves you, but thinks that you don't love her. Would it kill you to give her some flowers or something?
Hehehe...so yeah, if you want to read some of that story, find the thread that says I'm going to...
(March 1, 2009 - 1:35 pm)
Sorry, not posting my story, but I do like the idea... yes, Lena, killing your characters is difficult... here I'll explain to Ginger why I did it.
Dear Ginger,
Firstly, you are a very sweet lady. Why do you think Gary married you? But see, if you didn't eat that poisoned sandwich, I'm afraid that I couldn't bring a lot of necessary elements into the plot with you still kicking around. So I do really feel some remorse for this, but to tell you the truth, it had to be done. Rest assured, though, Ivan and Jack are in good hands.
So sorry, that must have been confusing. Here's one to another person I killed (please don't think I'm a mad mass murderer- these are the only two).
Dear Jason,
Okay, hate to be the one to break it to you, buddy, but you were BORING. I mean, you were so TYPICAL. So PREDICTABLE. Don't get me wrong- you're a great guy and everything... but to write about you is PURE TEDIUM! And so you didn't really expect to be in a bullfight or a fencing match for the death scene, did you? I mean, a simple car crash should do the job for you.
However, you will be glad to know that your sisters, Hanna and Peony, are alive and well, ditto your parents, and that Ima mourned you for a year, as directed by Aunt Ronda, before dating and marrying Greg Flaxen, who, by the way, is far more orginal and exciting then you are. Please don't take offense.
Alas, why am I so mean???! Does anybody else feel this way about one of their characters, or am I alone???
(March 2, 2009 - 12:05 pm)
I can't figure out how to kill off a character. I mean, I spend so much time writing and getting to know my characters that I have a hard time getting rid of them. Any ideas?
(March 4, 2009 - 7:34 pm)
Best way is to take a deep breath and just do it. If you cry while writing it - which is a distinct possibility if you're attached to them - then take comfort in the fact that in all likelihood any future readers will probably cry too.
Just don't pull a smeyer and set up a great bloodbath of a battle or whatever and then be like "Oh lulz! Nobody died!" because you can't stand to kill anyone. Like, Jurassic Park? That would have been an awful book if nobody had died. Although Malcom did come back in Lost World. Oh well. I liked Malcom.
(March 5, 2009 - 12:12 am)
Well, if it doesn't come naturally, you shouldn't force it. Dying only works in certain stories, and only if it really adds something to the plot. Don't kill just for the sake of killing. But, if you do feel like you need to kill someone to move the plot along, believe me, I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS!!! I was close to tears when I killed off my character. If it hurts you too much, maybe you don't have to actually show the person dying, you can just show someone being told about it.
(March 5, 2009 - 8:15 am)
Dear Heather,
Stop being so mean. It's not my fault the boys beat that girl in a water fight once again. Also, don't tote water balloons everywhere. That girl just found one you accidently left on the side of the road.
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Dear Mila,
For starters, great. You are thinking about giving up your cell phone. Now you need to get to it. Plus, make sure you don't hang out with Stacy. She helped break your secret to the chat room. Even though you made some new friends out of it, it was still rude. Maybe you should make friends with that user named kingjim. After all, he rides your bus.
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Dear Stacy,
You should practice your auctioning skills somewhere else. I'm sure that treasure was very vaulable to your friend Mila. Even though you love flea markets, when somebody has something you want, it's not an excuse to try and haggle for it. Your second error was telling the chatters about Mila and making her feel uncomfortable. I don't care if they made a club and became friends after that. It's just rude. And you sent Mila the invatation to the Wallsbridge flea market anyway.. well! I don't think she'd want to go with a friend like you.
(May 15, 2010 - 8:47 am)