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Originally Posted by dickloraine
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Yes he was.
And a post by Joe himself on why he rarely does
repeat points of view. He might often reach for familiar characters for important background roles--or even fairly prominent roles. But the "stars" of his stories rarely get repeat star roles. Secondary characters get elevated and primary characters might get demoted.
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Originally Posted by Joe Abercrombie
People generally want more of something right up until the point they don’t want it any more. And the art is in never reaching that point. And just as important, if not more important, as keeping the audience fresh and excited, is keeping ME fresh and excited. Yes, it is possible. A reader might get through the First Law in a month or two, and be desperate for more of those characters. I spent several years with them, and was good and ready to move on. And if you’re bored of something, feel like you’ve exhausted it, said all you need to say on a subject, but continue to flog the dead horse because you somehow feel you have to, it’s going to show. You can’t somehow expect that readers will be fascinated by things you yourself are finding laborious.
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Quite an enlightening and very honest post all around, I thought. Definitely worth reading if you haven't already