Month: August 2009
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Stick It In My Plot Hole
A criticism I often hear about movies is that they are full of plot holes. But I wonder how many of these gripes are about genuine plot holes, and how many are more about the griper’s lack of imagination. A genuine plot hole is an inconsistency that is integral to making sense of the plot,…
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Reduce Heat
Here is some art I made for you after dinner. Quick! Somebody submit it to That’s Not Art. Or write something douchebaggy on it and submit it to Post Secret. ———- This is the second in an unintentional series of posts about pretending to be a bitter former hopeless romantic, even though I’m totally not.…
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Amor Ex Machina
As I was editing the final chapter of my novel, it occurred to me: maybe love is only prevalent in popular fiction because it’s a convenient plot device. Surely many writers struggle to provide their characters with strong motivations. Why would anyone willingly put themselves in the risky, dangerous situations that often make a good…
