The Idiot's Tale
‘Any idiot can face a crisis; it is this day to day living that wears you out.’ – Anton Chekhov
The relevance to the thinness of a certain mode of science fiction and fantasy, which advances narratives by a series of crises and cliffhangers, should be obvious.
The relevance to the thinness of a certain mode of science fiction and fantasy, which advances narratives by a series of crises and cliffhangers, should be obvious.
posted by Paul McAuley at 12:07 pm
5 Comments:
I am drunk in flannel pyjamas.
That’s crisis.
Good point. I especially abhor tales where the author has the protagonists make one ridiculously stupid decision after another to force the crises that drive the narrative.
Yes, the 7:15 am gin was a terrible twist to my narrative. I have become implausible.
Thanks for the reminder. I'll watch out for that in my own work.
Could you please send me your origional notes from remote sensing
about Cowboy Angels?
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