At least one of us is misreading the other’s comment: I was suggesting Rand’s fiction as a counterexample to
villains start with some great scheme to do something awesome (...) The hero—if you’re doing this poorly—sits at home and just waits
which seems to agree with, not be contradicted by, your “flow[s] from following this principle”.
Ah, yes. I missed the “initial claim” bit, and thought you meant this was a counterexample to Sanderson’s whole claim.
At least one of us is misreading the other’s comment: I was suggesting Rand’s fiction as a counterexample to
which seems to agree with, not be contradicted by, your “flow[s] from following this principle”.
Ah, yes. I missed the “initial claim” bit, and thought you meant this was a counterexample to Sanderson’s whole claim.