minstrel: Re: Knowne World Bardic Circle/ Atlantian Royal..
Heather Rose Jones
hrjones at uclink.berkeley.edu
Tue Jul 29 21:03:28 PDT 1997
On Wed, 30 Jul 1997, Martin Hungerford wrote:
> Mikal,
> I can hear your experience, and its certainly bigger than mine, but
> I must query your second point. From hearing dad, I would have said that
> if your story does not have your audience wanting more *all the time*
> then don't do it. The story should start with conflict and untill its
<snip>
I maintain that this is the "Golden Rule" of entertaining: no matter
what you're doing, and no matter who your audience is, always leave
them wanting _more_, not _less_.
(The rest is a matter of learning to judge that state!)
Tangwystyl verch Morgant Glasvryn
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