thread: 2005-11-14 : Long and Short
On 2005-11-15, Vincent wrote:
Kip: Thinking of a story's longevity as one might think of a character under pressure? An interesting approach, but I'd balk at ever attempting to systematize it thusly.
Why? Really?
That is, every story is, ultimately, about a character under pressure. I'm sure that you do systematize it thusly ... or else you get bored with the character and move on, or else you get bored with the character and fail somehow to move on.
When I played with you, every character was either under intense pressure, or else supporting cast for someone who was, or else dull to watch. I don't have any in mind for this last; what I remember overwhelmingly is characters under really-quite-intense pressure.
