: Re: Is it a good idea to thwart everything? When can I go from thwarting, to destroying? For example, say the protagonist was working towards a goal, but towards the end they killed the people

No! Not too far!

People have liked this kind of thing for thousands of years. In the play "Medea," the main character step by step destroys everything that was important to her including her own children. It was written around 400 BC and has been continuously popular for over 2400 years.

Some other good examples are the character "Jack" in the movie "The American" where his life is on a downward spiral and ends with his likely death. Also, Darth Vader is also a good example, although his story arc ends with his redemption at the last moment.

Not everyone is going to like everything. There are people who enjoy cozy mysteries, people who like horror, people who like stories with warm and fuzzy endings, and people who like tragedies that end in the protagonist's destruction. As long as you have a passion for the story and you write it well, you can tell any story you want and there will be people who will enjoy it with you.

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