With all the deaths that occurred in A Memory of Light , were there any that hit you harder than any others?
Egwene. After that, Bela. I’d promised she would live, but Harriet decided that I was cheating to keep her alive.
How long did it take you to write Egwene’s death? What were your emotions then? How much had RJ written of it?
It was a hard one, to be sure. Hardest in the books. Had a long conversation with Team Jordan about how to manage it.
RJ had not written much of that sequence.
Why did Egwene have to die? Very sad.
I agree. But if you look at the arc of her character, you might begin to see why it was important.
Without spoilers, were there any characters you want to kill/save that you couldn’t do to Jordan’s wishes?
There was one. But it was Harriet’s call, not RJ’s, that ended them.
Who did you find hardest to kill?
Egwene by a mile. Followed by Bela.
Why did you kill Bela?
I tried to keep her alive! Harriet told me I’d put her in too bad a situation, and she needed to die.
She was right, of course, but it still hurts.
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