3 ms·
I think that for plot-focused fiction, “terrible” writing is better —- the Count of Monte Cristo would have been worse if it developed the characters better.
by ggg9990 9y ago
I think that for plot-focused fiction, “terrible” writing is better —- the Count of Monte Cristo would have been worse if it developed the characters better.
- ohjeez 9y agoI see what you mean, but I'd argue that stories succeed when they have more than one of these attributes. (And I'd enjoy the argument. This is a fun two-beer discussion!) Sometimes the absence of an attribute encourages the reader to fill in the blanks; readers' own imagination is an important element. So if the characters are undeveloped but the worldbuilding is superb, the reader supplies what the story lacks.