It’s not clear to me that this is a counterexample. Ayn Rand’s fiction strikes me as mediocre in general, but what strength it has seems to flow from following this principle.
[edit]I seem to have misread the parent, and am agreeing with it.
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.
It’s not clear to me that this is a counterexample. Ayn Rand’s fiction strikes me as mediocre in general, but what strength it has seems to flow from following this principle.
[edit]I seem to have misread the parent, and am agreeing with it.
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.