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This is too entertaining to pass up.  I do not endorse any of the language used by any of the participants, nor do I know anything about any of the book, its author or the reviewer.

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High concept is a short-hand way of describing any writing project designed to leverage vividly off existing projects with which the audience is familiar.  I associate it particularly with Hollywood producers, but I’ve seen it used plenty by people in … Continue reading →

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Q.  My plot is not strong enough to carry a reader through to the end of the book.  Also, my setting is weak.  And my characters, uh, well… So, can my story be driven by something else besides those three? … Continue reading →

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So what are some examples of plot-driven books?  Thrillers and mysteries tend to be plot-driven (meaning, it isn’t the setting or the characters that keep you reading to the end of the book; you turn the pages to find out … Continue reading →

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Not all fantasy is milieu-driven.  The reductio ad absurdum of character-driven fantasy must be The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever (there are both a trilogy called The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant and an in-progress tetralogy called The Last … Continue reading →

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I just finished reading Neil Gaiman’s American Gods.  It’s terrific, and I won’t review it, because it’s prize-winning and best-selling and much-reviewed and you can go read what other people have to say about it if that’s what you’re looking … Continue reading →

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