Slysheen
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#2: Oct 9th 2014 at 7:57:08 PM
Depends on execution, it is extremely prevalent but I think there are some things you could still do with them. Don't use them as a twist though, that'll make my and probably many consumers eyes roll into our heads at mach2.
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#3: Oct 9th 2014 at 8:08:45 PM
Who the heck cares? What really matters is the execution.
dRoy
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#4: Oct 9th 2014 at 8:16:22 PM
Who the heck cares? What really matters is the execution.
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#5: Oct 10th 2014 at 12:27:23 PM
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#6: Oct 11th 2014 at 4:34:23 AM
Yeah, a protip: don't think too hard about what tropes you're using while you're writing/planning out your story. That kind of dissective exercise should be happening after the fact, not before it.
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I was having a discussion with a friend today, and he seems to think the Precursors trope is overused in sci-fi, especially in space operas. What do you think?
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