Idiot plots and unlikely twists

“A plot which works because all the characters involved are idiots.” A definition of the so-called ‘idiot plot’, a term attributed to the science and fantasy fiction writer James Blish (May 1921 –1975). The main characters may not, in actual fact be idiots as such, but they do behave stupidly or irrationally, whether throughout the … Continue reading Idiot plots and unlikely twists