• southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    For plays, I tend to think the “rule” is necessary. For movies, a little less so, since things can just be there for visual interest in a way they can’t for plays.

    But for novels and other fiction? Utter codswallop. When not writing for a visual performance, you build scenes in any way that works. This can include meaningless items being interacted with purely for that reason.