Being a wall isn’t good enough

[dendrophilous]

(Manual crosspost from elizabethshack.com)

The other night at tennis I was thinking about a writing metaphor.
Last fall I played a guy who was basically a wall. He could get to every
shot I made. All his shots went in. He didn’t make mistakes. He beat me
easily.

But I kind of wonder how far you can go in tennis like that, without

Comments

[heleninwales]

That's an interesting metaphor and very true.

[crankyoldgoat]

doing everything right can be what makes the "carboard" feel to some stories.

Following the plan perfectly is great if you are building tract houses.