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Q&A Is it possible that my short novel will be boring to my readers because it only has two characters and the location doesn't change?

From a movie/tv perspective the classic "12 Angry Men" has 12 characters (it's a jury) and never leaves the jury deliberation chamber save for the ending. Similarly, the Deep Space 9 episode, whil...

posted 7y ago by hszmv‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T01:32:17Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar hszmv‭ · 2019-12-08T01:32:17Z (almost 5 years ago)
From a movie/tv perspective the classic "12 Angry Men" has 12 characters (it's a jury) and never leaves the jury deliberation chamber save for the ending.

Similarly, the Deep Space 9 episode, while having to deal with SAG rules that staring actors must appear in a bulk of the episodes, it's carried by two characters and was written as a "bottle episode" which in TV Speak means it was designed to use only the existing sets so they could save money for bigger stunts in later episodes. Despite this, it's one of the best of the season because it banked on the raw emotion of the two characters.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-08-28T15:20:54Z (about 7 years ago)
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