The problem with all businesses is that don’t know when enough is enough. But more on that later. For now, know that storytelling is a business. And, sooner or later, the author succumbs to the temptation to think outside the Series Bible – the template and guide that defines the story. When that happens, all is lost. Would you like to see an example? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary “Abandon Bond All Ye Who Enter” and see how a classic movie franchise made the same mistake Sir Arthur Conan Doyle did with Sherlock Holmes.
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