Thinking Through The Story - 3/1/16

I am getting chapter two hammered out and trying to look ahead to what's next. I thought came to mind yesterday as I was sitting and sketching out potential plot lines. I have brought back all of these survivors and most fans like them. With that many people in the cast, it stands to reason that some (perhaps many) of them are not going to survive. Who do I really want to kill out of this group? I've got a few ideas but I'm actually uncomfortable at the thought of any of them dying. I just don't think the story will be as believable (as believable as it can be) if I let all of these folks live. For one, I'd have to introduce a lot of new characters just for the sake of having people to kill. I've never really liked that device and I think it is what caused some of the films to be less that great. I want characters that people like and don't want to see die. That way when some (or all) of them don't make it, there is some emotional investment. It's just something that crossed my mind as I was writing yesterday. I really am going to have to kill some of these characters that I love. That's going to suck.