Oddly compelling. Told any other way, it’d be just one more story about giant robots and the people piloting them. But by telling it through interviews, to make it feel like you’re reading a classified dossier, makes it feel fresh and compelling.
Three things I learned about writing:
- Even old ideas can feel new again when told in a different way.
- Interviews can let you do first-person narration without having to actually narrate. No need for detailed descriptions, etc. Can take a lot of shortcuts and still feel real.
- Don't forget the interviewer! They have their own agenda, and that should come through in their questions and reactions.
