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The purpose of the fiction is to show how it happens so we believe it, even expect it. The "suddenly" part is what makes it bad fiction. Even if it happens in r
by projectramo 8y ago
The purpose of the fiction is to show how it happens so we believe it, even expect it. The "suddenly" part is what makes it bad fiction. Even if it happens in real life, in fiction we want to see the mechanism and have it convince us.
- coldtea 8y ago>The "suddenly" part is what makes it bad fiction. Even if it happens in real life, in fiction we want to see the mechanism and have it convince us. If something happens in real life, and especially as often, it should be convincing enough when presented in a story without a contrived mechanism to "explain" it pulp-novel style.