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Thoughts on Genre

Plot vs. Character

When I was younger, a story was all about plot and movement. It was entertainment in the way that a popcorn movie flows or a child’s cartoon moves. And as a result, I would write things plot-first. Characterization,  development, and

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Gabo

Gabrielle Garcia Marquez has died. He had been ill for some time, and suffering from dementia. In a way, we lost him some time ago. But it is still a strange thing to learn about the passing of a great

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Pulp

I’ve been reading the Barsoom series (John Carter of Mars) as I’ve been branching out my reading into pulp over the last few years (already have torn through Robert E Howard’s Conan, read a number of Loftcraft stories, Dashell Hammett’s

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