thread: 2006-01-05 : I suspect but can't prove...
On 2006-01-11, Roger wrote:
James,
Thanks for the quote. That context is helpful.
The example doesn't really show what I'm trying to get at, though. I don't have any problem at all with the "You wad the legal will kit up and hurl it against the wall" part. What I object to is the "overwhelming frustration" part.
It's similar, and maybe (or maybe not) related, to the authorial point-of-view called "third person objective" (in contrast to "omniscient".) Might even be related to show, don't tell.
To think of it, even grand-daddy D&D has almost exactly what Vincent is describing. It's called "Charm Person."
