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Posts by Rob Bignell Editor‭

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Q&A How do I evaluate an unwritten plot/story?

Content and delivery go hand-in-hand. If one area is lacking, the other can't make up the difference - it's a bit like having a fancy cell phone but no service. A couple of beta readers or an expe...

posted 10y ago by Rob Bignell Editor‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Can we enable readers to connect to far future humanity, without pretending they wouldn’t be different?

No matter how different science fiction characters are from humans – whether they be extraterrestrials, artificial intelligences, or a far future species evolved from Homo sapiens – they must be re...

posted 10y ago by Rob Bignell Editor‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is it okay to end a novel with a cliffhanger?

Unless readers know they've picked up a trilogy or a book in a story arc, most will find a cliffhanger ending unsatisfying and wonder why the author didn't finish the story. As most television show...

posted 10y ago by Rob Bignell Editor‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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