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Q&A On the role of "accidents" in "realistic" stories

You can have as many coincidences/accidents as you like, as long as you are able to maintain suspension of disbelief. You need to spend more time on Tv Tropes where you will find variations on coi...

posted 10y ago by user35648‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T03:16:17Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar user35648‭ · 2019-12-08T03:16:17Z (over 4 years ago)
You can have as many coincidences/accidents as you like, as long as you are able to maintain [suspension of disbelief](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief).

You need to spend more time on Tv Tropes where you will find variations on coincidences/accidents such as Contrived Coincidence, Coincidence Magnet, and Theory of Narrative Causality.

If you can suspend disbelief in your audience you can [turn Lake Michigan into a hot fudge sundae](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPbvFv6BJvU), at least on the radio.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2013-12-26T03:22:03Z (over 10 years ago)
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