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If you had a larger number of plot branches, I would caution you about it, and suggest perhaps trimming one or two of them down. I can think of a few stories with 5-6 plot branches, or even more, a...
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2019-12-12T21:42:32Z (almost 5 years ago)
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2019-12-08T08:43:59Z (almost 5 years ago)
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If you had a larger number of plot branches, I would caution you about it, and suggest perhaps trimming one or two of them down. I can think of a few stories with 5-6 plot branches, or even more, and they tend to go quite badly: - Volume 4 of _RWBY_ splits its time over six different branches (Ruby, Weiss, Blake, Yang, Oscar, and the villains) and only gradually merges them over the course of Volume 5. A lot of people complained that the pacing was too slow and not enough was happening, as having so many branches slowed things right down. - _Durarara!!_ probably has about ten different branches (and at least 30-40 main characters) by the penultimate series, at which point I started to lose track of them all. - _Mekaku City Actors_ didn't have time to explain all the branches properly, and as a result I was very, _very_ confused by the time it ended. Three branches, however, sounds _much_ more manageable, both for you as a writer and for the reader. So I would say: **go for it!** The interactions between the branches will provide a lot of potential for conflict and intrigue - _Durarara!!_ was one of my favourite anime for this very reason, before it all got confusing.
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2018-05-04T15:41:41Z (over 6 years ago)
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