No not as in how do you m1 smbd to death with thermo claws, or the other meaning.
For example:
“Bob jumped off a ledge, he died”
it sounds boring…
how can I make it more dramatic, or mysterious. Or whatever that will make a story look long, by using only this sentence.
This is not “writing” so I put it here instead
(I’ve never killed anyone in all three ways)
I like to describe the scene and reflect how the audience would feel in the characters. Most of the times it’s better to leave some of the details out regarding the death and provide snippets unless you want to really point out a certain detail.
A red dagger piercing though her mother’s chest and the hooded figure whispering something into her ear.
“…David’s gone now. He couldn’t save you.”
He pulls the blood stained dagger from her chest with a silent slice and begins to turn towards Kristen. There is pure terror in her eyes as she struggles to comprehend what just happened. And in that moment all that came to mind was to run…RUN.
hmm… interesting, well i did this:
“Wait! Don’t charge in yet! Ryan!” I heard one of the seawoman yell. “What?” Then I heard the sound of a blade slicing flesh. “Ryan! No!”.
not a quote from anywhere
(proceeds to gather more seaweed as I write mere sentences)
stop writing their name
Personally I think it sounds best when it is someone in first person descriping the death of someone.
So if you want to kill a lot of people and make their deaths feel significant, I would bind the perspective to someone. Since it won’t be an all knowing perspective some information will always be left out, but we still get to hear thoughts about how the death “feels”.
That is the input I can give
taking notes rn…
Give the reader false hope that they might survive. If they get a lethal wound, don’t have them just drop dead, have them die on the way to hospital
taking serious notes rn!
Depends on what scenario you want it to be, and what kind of mood.
“Wait…!” She cried out, hoping to reach him in any way; and yet, he did not hear her, for by some cruel twist of fate, the echoes of the waterfall drowned all else under an watery grave.
(pretend this is a para space cause the forums can’t do that properly)
An glint of steel, and the clanking of armor. Then all was silent. His lifeless body made one final grin, before gravity took over, collapsing over into the never-ending depths.
^example i wrote in 2 minutes out of my ass.
This! I like this!
Killing a character depends on what mood you want to create, and what meaning you want to insert it on a death of a character. It could be that a character dies in a blaze of glory or maybe an ironic one.
Point is it’s about perspective of who experienced it or what the dying character thinks, or narrator. What would a son that never spent enough time with his mother suddenly die of a heart attack and what narrative would that bring? It’s up to your interpretation.
And If you don’t want to make it boring don’t make it too dramatic especially if it’s a not well known character by the readers. Make the death of said character reflects on what they are, or don’t and give them a merciless death because reality or whatever, again It’s up to your narrative.
I’m no writer though so don’t take my word for it lol.
It depends on the importance of the characters.
Big bad super evil guy that is basically central to the plot of the story or chapter? Drag it out, display every ability, tool, preparations, and even the environmental advantages and disadvantages of every character involved.
Irrelevant character? Pfft, who cares.
And also if you gonna do an asspull deus ex machina thing, show it before the fight.
Example of this
“Simon prepares countless cartridges of golden bullets enclosed in old thick parchment covered in a veneer of old fish oil. The worn leather pouch can only carry so much, with some of the bullets ending up in his inner pockets of his coat.”
BBEG Fight ensues.
“Simon frantically puts his jittery hands in to his leather pouch only to feel nothing but the slippery veneer left from the cartridges. One of Tate’s cronies seizes the opportunity to strike with his greataxe only to be quickly parried by Simon’s musket. However, this left him unarmed as his musket’s barrel took the brunt of the blow, warping it beyond repair. This is his last weapon. By instinct he grabbed a cartridge from his inner pockets, holding it like a pistol. Aimed straight at Tate’s forehead, he conjures what little magic he could muster from his exhausted body. Magma sweated from his fingertips, igniting the gunpowder and propelling the bullet dead center to her forehead.”
(Guh this shits feel like my unfinished collab novel with my friends 
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I have no idea how to explain it so im just gonna put example here:
“As the moonlight cascaded through the room, casting eerie shadows on the walls, a haunting silence filled the air, broken only by the faint sound of a single, venomous whisper before the lifeless body crumpled to the floor, leaving behind a trail of unanswered questions and a chilling sense of foreboding.”
This sentence sets a mysterious and dramatic tone, leaving readers intrigued about the circumstances surrounding the character’s death and eager to uncover the secrets and revelations that lie ahead in the story. Remember, the impact of the death can be heightened by focusing on the emotional reactions and aftermath of the event, as well as the consequences it has on the other characters.