The Wanted (Galaxy's Edge #19)

by Jason Anspach

ever

But

speaking the name Keel had teased her with back in the docking bay.

Needless repetition unless the authors and their writing software templates are forgetful or they believe their readers possess little to no reading comprehension or they’re desperate for filler or all the aforementioned.

“Oba, take me now,” Doc groaned.

All this labored, leaden, and low-wattage for what the authors seem to believe passes for witty banter, comes across as rejected scripts for 1980s sitcoms. Wasn’t banter then, and hasn’t gotten better forty years past its expiration date.

So

rolled her eyes

so—”

But

Still

But

either,

either

but

but

So

But

At least

“So

but

“So,

But

“So…

“So

so

“So

Ninety-two pages, ~20% in, it’s readily apparent that the authors employ writing software templates. The tells are legion (pun intended); same words, same phrasing, same storylines and plot lines, same flaws and fails, all present. The repetitive loops of the programming not subtle or hidden… it’s overt. The patterns are prevalent within not solely these authors, but the scifi genre as a whole. It’s why they all read the same because they are the same. Some might consider it a ‘bug’ when it’s a’feature’ of the business model put in place over the past few years. Indie authors are forced into exile or co-opted to join publishing groups. The lack of basic writing skill sets, imagination, and originality all a rarity, with re-boots of a re-boot of someone else’s film, TV show or book, now the norm. The worst are authors & publishers re-booting their own prior content into either endless sequels or knockoffs of the prior content into a ‘different’ series. The patterns once seen by a reader cannot be unseen. Going forward only going to Note and/or Highlight the more egregious examples as plenty pointed out prior.

That Wraith and Keel… I can’t believe I’m talking about myself as two different people… that those two are working together, only no one ever sees them in the same place?”

Huh. Remember this as a kid reading comics; Superman and Clarke Kent, Batman and Bruce Wayne. Authors—who are not along in this within the scifi genre, it’s prolific—create storylines and plot lines derived from others’ work. The earlier alcohol drinking contest was a knockoff of “Coolhand Luke” hard boiled egg scene, “Star Wars” imagery & scenes all over the entire “Galaxy’s Edge” franchise, and from the real world, battles from WW II, Korea, Vietnam and GWOT all mined for the franchise.

narrow.

through

Search Result (SR): ‘through’ used 238 times

eyes narrowed,

rolled his eyes.

through

through

though,

SR: ‘though’ used nearly 200 times

“Of course.”

SR: ‘of course’ used 32 times

but

SR: ‘but’ used 696 times.

even

SR: ‘even’ used nearly 200 times

“Still

SR: ‘still’ used 292 times

“Well,

SR: ‘well’ used over 140 times

even

Tooms’s

PRF

rolled her eyes.

narrowed her eyes.

Rolling her eyes,

still

still

narrowly

narrow

furrowed her brows,

‘Furrowed brows’ is an example in the same vein as ‘narrowed eyes’ of the pattern of identical phrasing overwhelmingly prevalent in the scifi genre of utilizing writing software templates based on the same programming. What first appeared several years ago to be writing workshops, self-help books, and writing conventions ‘cheat sheets’ evolved in to programmed templates the past few years. What was apparent is those authors and publishing concerns running the workshops, et al, also out first with the writing software templates ‘upgrade.’ At this point in time, it’s probable many AI-driven, following the trend and pattern lines.

through

Through