That sounds like a reasonable rule of thumb to me, and also neatly encapsulates why mainstream doesn't interest me. =>
I suspect that the natural goodwill of the reader, the willingness to identify with a protagonist at the start, is the anchor point that the extraordinary/extraordinary stories must start with and build from.
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Date: 2007-05-26 09:08 pm (UTC)I suspect that the natural goodwill of the reader, the willingness to identify with a protagonist at the start, is the anchor point that the extraordinary/extraordinary stories must start with and build from.