Carolyn Wheat, in her book How to Write Killer Fiction, says, "Surround your hero with friends, and you lose the intense identification that makes true suspense so compelling."
somebody i know doesn't believe this, and always thinks my protagonists should have a huge support group of friends and family.
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I think it's fine for your hero to have friends, to be well liked, etc., but I think it's crucial that he or she be completely alone with the particular dilemma that confronts him. It has to be something that will not allow him to seek his friends help or drives his friends away or alienates him in some way. The guy's gotta suffer. And being alone with nowhere to turn in the middle of a crisis is suffering to the max.
are many people in real life surrounded by friends and family?
I've been in real life for 30years and never have i been surrounded by a support group of friends and family...even though they're always here...know what I mean.
Since I write cozies and not thrillers, this is an interesting discussion. I think I agree with you, anne.
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