Carlos Ors bravo asked Fred Van Lente:

When in a bind, what do you tend to prioritize, characters or story?

Fred Van Lente What do you prioritize more, how you spend your life, or your continued existence as a living being?

The story is the whole ball of wax, the plot, the theme, the emotional beats, which is expressed through characters' journeys.

None of these things can be considered separate from story.

This is where the phrase "Kill Your Darlings" comes from: If something is hurting the story, you change it, or cut it. There is no other option.

So you question is more like, what do you tend to prioritize, your heartbeat or that half-eaten bag of Skittles over there? ;)

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