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Q&A Is it good/bad/neutral to introduce a character's day to day life if it's immediately going to be drastically changed?

My favorite performance of this task was Magic Kingdom For Sale--Sold! by Terry Brooks. It spends about a chapter in the Ordinary World and then goes back a couple of times. To answer your questio...

posted 9y ago by Stu W‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T04:49:18Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Stu W‭ · 2019-12-08T04:49:18Z (about 5 years ago)
My favorite performance of this task was **Magic Kingdom For Sale--Sold!** by Terry Brooks. It spends about a chapter in the Ordinary World and then goes back a couple of times.

To answer your question: It adds depth to the characters. It is good.

Can it be overdone? Yes.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2015-12-01T20:40:24Z (about 9 years ago)
Original score: 3