Re: Writers who jumped the shark

Ian McDowell wrote:

> 
> I'd be interested in seeing how many other writers here share your
> feeling that one should never contradict the established parameters of
> one's characters, at least in an ongoing series. 

	You should NEVER contradict known facts within your universe without 
a damn good reason. If the contradiction is one that's likely to jar 
your fans, you'd damn well better provide an explanation better than 
"well, gee, it seemed like a fun thing to do at the time".

	Consistency in a fictional world is one of my top criteria to measure 
someone by. I go to considerable lengths to make my own material 
consistent -- though there are cases in which the reasoning which 
MAKES it consistent is not visible to the reader at first. (i.e., 
there are places in Digital Knight which may at first seem 
inconsistent... but there are explanations within the universe for the 
apparent inconsistencies, and if my writing's popular enough to keep 
people buying the books, eventually all will be made clear)




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