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Crying Uncle?

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meg_evonne:
I follow JB's pattern and the huge 3000 year plus history of storytelling. Jim calls it the slap down. And, if you recall, Jim's smack downs are gigantic. I'm with Neuro on this 100%. It's the humanness of our characters that hold a reader's attention. I personally prefer when the MC stands up and jumps back on the hero track despite being weak or hurt or abused etc., but there is nothing more heart wrenching than a hero down for the final count. That's why I keep kleenex next to the nightstand.

The alternative is the god syndrome, and there is no character that I want to personally torture or abuse than one of them guys. Yes, I used 'them guys'. :0

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