Rand keeps talking about how he means Elayne to claim the Cairheinian throne- to the point where it almost seems certain that WON'T happen. In a story, plans succeed inversely to how many times they're told to the reader.
So, if the protagonist smiles, and goes "I have a plan," and the next scene is the plan in progress. It will work.
If they go over the plan once... it may work.
Anything more than once, something is going to go wrong. Maybe just a small crisis, but if you spend 6 books talking about how you have this great plan for Cairhein's throne, odds are it's not going to happen.
So, if the protagonist smiles, and goes "I have a plan," and the next scene is the plan in progress. It will work.
If they go over the plan once... it may work.
Anything more than once, something is going to go wrong. Maybe just a small crisis, but if you spend 6 books talking about how you have this great plan for Cairhein's throne, odds are it's not going to happen.
I amuse myself.
If Moiraine comes back, what would be her role?
- 17/09/2009 06:12:50 AM
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I've been saying for a while that death was the best thing for her reputation.
- 17/09/2009 06:48:52 AM
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- 18/09/2009 08:09:07 PM
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She shot them in the back while they were focused on the important guy.
- 19/09/2009 12:29:45 AM
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I think she'll soften relations between Rand & Egwene (and a bunch of other cool stuff) *NM*
- 17/09/2009 07:40:32 AM
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Hah, can you see Egwene interacting with Moiraine now? Eggy would be ice-cold
- 17/09/2009 07:05:54 PM
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Re: Hah, can you see Egwene interacting with Moiraine now? Eggy would be ice-cold
- 18/09/2009 12:21:03 AM
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Re: If Moiraine comes back, what would be her role?
- 18/09/2009 02:07:13 AM
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That would be awesome, actually.
- 18/09/2009 04:58:59 AM
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