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A Round Robin presents a number of obvious storytelling dangers, including [[Flanderization]], [[Character Derailment]], [[Loads and Loads of Characters]], [[Kudzu Plot]], [[Mood Whiplash]], [[Plot Hole]]s, [[Retcon]], [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]], and worst of all [[Dead Fic]] if someone fails to go through their turn. In general, the most major danger of a Round Robin is that each author is more eager to introduce his own characters and subplots and then talk about them than to write about characters introduced previously. |
A Round Robin presents a number of obvious storytelling dangers, including [[Flanderization]], [[Character Derailment]], [[Loads and Loads of Characters]], [[Kudzu Plot]], [[Mood Whiplash]], [[Plot Hole]]s, [[Retcon]], [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]], and worst of all [[Dead Fic]] if someone fails to go through their turn. In general, the most major danger of a Round Robin is that each author is more eager to introduce his own characters and subplots and then talk about them than to write about characters introduced previously. |
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Furthermore, it's hard to give a |
Furthermore, it's hard to give a Round Robin an actual ending, since even when all the plot points are wrapped up, someone will likely reveal that this was all the villain's [[Evil Plan]], or [[Diabolus Ex Machina|another mega-powerful villain will show up suddenly]] - all in a desperate try to lengthen the story for at least as many pages; of course, it won't work, since everyone else are tired of the story already, and so the Round Robin will never get a proper ending. |
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A modern day Round Robin only rarely results in a publishable work. It is more commonly produced for the authors' own amusement. It has also been used in [[Fanfic]]. |
A modern day Round Robin only rarely results in a publishable work. It is more commonly produced for the authors' own amusement. It has also been used in [[Fanfic]]. |