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Prologues never contribute to the story.

  Prologues never contribute to the story. Wiki version Google+ Pinterest

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Deus ex Machina never works
When dialogue you write, dialect you should not use.

When dialogue you write, dialect you should not use.

  When dialogue you write, dialect you should not use. Wiki version Google+ Pinterest

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Standing tall against the outrage of plot theft

Getting the character name right is critical.

  Getting the character name right is critical. Wiki version Google+ Pinterest

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Alan Turing’s paper on computation published 76 years ago today

Alan Turing revolutionizes, or maybe invents, computer science 76 years ago today. Wiki version Google+

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On being Thor for Halloween

Excellent comeback. Wiki version Google+

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Deus ex Machina never works

Deus ex Machina never works. Wiki version Google+ Pinterest

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Standing tall against the outrage of plot theft
Everybody skips the exposition
That’s right, every story must start with action

Standing tall against the outrage of plot theft

Standing tall against the outrage of plot theft. Wiki version Google+ Pinterest

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Red Harvest, Yojimbo, Fist Full of Dollars, and Last Man Standing (are there more?)
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All I need to solve this mystery is an antagonist

Space Opera: An Epic History (link)

Space Opera: An Epic History A brief history of space opera. Illustrated. Wiki version Google+

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Google Glass is making a life changing difference for the disabled (link)

I love tech. Researchers are working hard to harness the hands-free nature of Google Glass to improve the lives of those with compromised mobility, vision and hearing. Glass has an expected on-sale date sometime in 2014. As a product still in its infancy, it recalls the iPhone’s early days as a smartphone with promise and […]

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You. Start writing.

You. Start writing. Wiki version Google+

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