I must be in a story. The narrative drive is obvious—the call to adventure, the first plot point, and the second. Who’s writing me? Do I have any say in it? I mean, for instance, couldn’t we make this a romance instead of an actioner? Begone, wizards and elves! Bring on the girls.
It’s lovely to be the hero, though. Thanks, I appreciate that. Not a bit player.
Oi! What’s this? Losing my job wasn’t very heroic. Do your scriptwriters even know what they’re doing?
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In Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s 1973 novel “Breakfast of Champions,” he talked about has control over the characters he creates like a puppet master and marionettes, except instead of strings, there are rubber bands.
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Thanks for reading, James
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I love your clarion call of ‘Bring on the girls!’
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They’re a hero’s entitlement
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Very clever take!
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