Option Lock
Posted: Jul 26, 2010 11:29 am
I seriously doubt this is correct but...
If a story involves a protagonist who will never stop trying different things, until he meets the goal would that be an option lock..i.e. the story will only end when he finds the way to succeed?
I guess what I am saying is an option lock suggests many options that once exhausted will end the story, but what if not all the options are used. For instance Aladdin finds perfect happiness after the 2nd wish and decides not to use the 3rd.
Do all the options need to be used in an option lock story to end it or can it end once the characters have found the correct option?
For that matter does all the time in a timelock story need to run out before the end?
If a story involves a protagonist who will never stop trying different things, until he meets the goal would that be an option lock..i.e. the story will only end when he finds the way to succeed?
I guess what I am saying is an option lock suggests many options that once exhausted will end the story, but what if not all the options are used. For instance Aladdin finds perfect happiness after the 2nd wish and decides not to use the 3rd.
Do all the options need to be used in an option lock story to end it or can it end once the characters have found the correct option?
For that matter does all the time in a timelock story need to run out before the end?