One of my favorite literary stories from authors was from Alan Moore when he made Watchman.
spoiler warning for what’s typed below, but since it’s a title almost as old as me I’m discussing it
During the process of writing, he grew to absolutely love the character Rorschach (as most readers did as well). When it came to write the end, he realized that the character he made could not survive the story. There was no way he could act in character and have it end with him alive. So with a heavy heart, Rorschach was killed off.
For my personal writing, characters do surprise me. I make rules about how they act, and without a major development they must follow those. If there is a specific event I want to happen, I’ve encountered instances where I can’t make it make sense. So I either have to change the story or the character if I want that to happen.
I prefer authors who write in this style.
