@Terez27 Do we know which character is dead by Harriet’s choice ?
Bela. @BrandSanderson told us twice that she would survive. :( But apparently Harriet later insisted she should die.
Yeah. Harriet felt that we had painted that character into a corner, and the story demanded that conclusion.
Is that the GRRM moment ? Or the character that was gonna recover from their injuries?
Character was going to recover.
She was right to make that call, but it does turn me into a liar. That’s what I get for speaking too soon…
That does seem slightly ludicrous. I think the fanbase turned Bela into a bit of a meme.
True, but I will note that Harriet personally has a special fondness for her.
She has said that she would joke with RJ that Bela was the character based on Harriet in the books.
Harriet even has “Bela” in her email address. She took her fate quite seriously.
The average reader wouldn’t even remember who she was. Weird this much effort was spent on her.
You think? Back when I was an average reader and hadn’t talked about the books online, I loved Bela.
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