froxtrot6
12-29-2013, 09:12 PM
Hello fellow writers! I’ve come across somewhat of a mental block and it would be great if you could help me out!
I’ve got a main character Tom (early 20s, male) that I need to kill off, but in a way that fully appears to be an accident to family and friends, but which in fact is a cleverly engineered suicide by Tom designed to LOOK like an accident.
Reason is, depending on how I develop the story, I may want them ponder whether or not it was an accidental death or not in later chapters. HOWEVER there must be no clues from the actual suicide itself – that must be completely convincing as an accident (even to a coroner).
Important details:
- Death must be as painless/quick as possible
- Suicide must be realistic, something a person of average intelligence could actually pull off without extraordinary circumstances or outside help.
- Tom is in early 20s, lives with parents, near London in the UK.
- He has access to a vehicle but no garage
- No cliffs or similar hazards nearby he could ‘accidentally’ drive off!
Really appreciate any thoughts or ideas, thank you!
I’ve got a main character Tom (early 20s, male) that I need to kill off, but in a way that fully appears to be an accident to family and friends, but which in fact is a cleverly engineered suicide by Tom designed to LOOK like an accident.
Reason is, depending on how I develop the story, I may want them ponder whether or not it was an accidental death or not in later chapters. HOWEVER there must be no clues from the actual suicide itself – that must be completely convincing as an accident (even to a coroner).
Important details:
- Death must be as painless/quick as possible
- Suicide must be realistic, something a person of average intelligence could actually pull off without extraordinary circumstances or outside help.
- Tom is in early 20s, lives with parents, near London in the UK.
- He has access to a vehicle but no garage
- No cliffs or similar hazards nearby he could ‘accidentally’ drive off!
Really appreciate any thoughts or ideas, thank you!