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Writing Excuses 5.25: Writing in Other People’s Universes

Writing Excuses

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How to Be a Successful Writer

When I was a big Star Trek fan, I wanted to be a writer and I didn't know any of the details. But I spent years with several spiral notebooks that I just plotted one Star Trek episode after another after another. It taught me how to plot things within a constraint. You can learn a lot about how to write by writing your own fanfic Battle Star Galactica novel or your own fan fic Quantum Leap novel because it will tee.

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