Character-driven vs. story-driven

I think we are all actually agreeing, and it’s just a matter of how we use the terms.

Yes, all the stories mentioned are focused on characters. I definitely agree on that, and I also agree that I prefer character focus to plot focus.

But, for me at least, character-focused is not the same as character-driven.

For me, Wayhaven and Study in Steampunk are both character-focused but plot-driven, while Fallen hero is character-focused with a mixed drive, leaning towards character-drive but with enough plot-drive to keep to keep it mixed and interesting.

It seems from this discussion that most peoples’ way of thinking about and understanding this whole thing doesn’t split the concepts the way mine does, and as far as I can see the common definition leans more towards what I call focus.
In which case, as I said above, I agree with you, and I definitely understand why the poll skews the way it does.

I might suggest that the title and poll is changed from ‘driven’ to ‘focused’ just to reduce confusion.

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