tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200079.post3555024609059799126..comments2024-03-25T15:42:22.318-05:00Comments on Joyously Prolific: Annoying Main Characters and Good Bad GuysZettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01837114270302314607noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200079.post-86818198291538248222014-08-01T00:49:10.304-05:002014-08-01T00:49:10.304-05:00Yes, and you know the worst part? At least one (m...Yes, and you know the worst part? At least one (maybe two) were very popular. And they were boring. The second one was so badly written that I winced at every cliche and every over-the-top description of what was going on. <br /><br />I'm going back to science fiction and fantasy. At least you are almost always guaranteed a good adventure.<br />Zettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01837114270302314607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200079.post-72409154787012025512014-07-29T21:09:27.209-05:002014-07-29T21:09:27.209-05:00I think this is the big problem with 'recipe s...I think this is the big problem with 'recipe stories' -- IE, writers following a pre-made ruleset that is 'guaranteed' to make a bestseller. Authors are told to make their MCs flawed and hopeless, to constantly put them down and never let them win. It usually creates a main character who is not only oblivious to danger, but totally useless in the face of conflict, as the author S.E. Batthttp://www.sebatt.comnoreply@blogger.com