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Originally Posted by Yot-chan
Not saying that Frontier is on that same level (of either artistic merit or tragedy), but generally, listening to what portions of the audience want (even large portions) often spells doom for stories. Much better for the storyteller to do what he or she thinks is best. The audience will follow or it won't, but the work itself will be better off for it.
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The trick to being an entertaining writer is twofold.
1. Make the reader want what you are planning to do.
2. Make them believe there's a chance it won't happen.
Do that and you will have happy fans who are thrilled that they were "right" but also had enjoyable tension in how (un)sure they were of the outcome.