I can be quite cruel to my lead, and I do feel sorry for her at times. (I even got her drunk) if I feel an emotional connection I hope the readers will 2.
I made up my mind to kill off 1 character... but struggled to do it... I liked him, and felt the loss to the others.
I also wanted people not to like the "bad guys" using a senseless killing and thoughts of death and to try and make them heated.
I enjoyed the article gypsy... thank you for posting
thamks for the advice... will try what you said & let you know how it goes