User blog comment:Vauseman/Dead Frontier Q&A!/@comment-1107423-20130425010430

Does character popularity ever determine their fate? For instance, is it safe to say Billie will be there until the end due to how intensely popular she is, or does that make you more thirsty to kill her off, just to get a riled up reaction out of people? Did intense hate for a character ever lead to the decision to off them, maybe altering plans you had for the future, just to appease your readers?