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Originally Posted by gmw
But as the writer of fiction you get to choose how many people you want in the lifeboat. And even if you 50 crowd in there, that doesn't mean you can comfortably give good depth, back-story and voice to each one of them (and still keep the reader in interested) - at some point some of the characters inevitably fade into the supporting cast.
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Yes, I suppose that you could have them turn cannibal and dispose of some character with a burp. Or maybe have a man eating shark (why are there no woman eating sharks?) chew its way through some superfluous characters.