This is discussion archived from a time before the current discussion method was installed.
Should this have it's own index? It's got plenty of entries.
Is there a page for when Finagles Law hits a situation repeatedly? Example: A computer system has a problem. Upon being fixed, another problem appears. Repeat half a dozen times. If this term does not yet exist, I propose 'Finagle's Octopus'.
In screenwriting class, this all seems to stem from the general advice to indeed throw every sort of folly and mishap at your characters. Purportedly, no one is interested in seeing a character having an uninteresting time.
