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508. Maureen McHugh, author of After the Apocalypse and Mothers and Other Monsters

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast

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Don't Ever Start a Story With Dialogue

I like it when people have really strong opinions, even if they're completely wrong. A vlatemir ribokov had a rule that you should only use about two colors in a paragraph of description. But what it reminds me of all the time is my job is not to make the reader see exactly what's in my head. My job is to evoke a very strong image in the reader's head. And i can do that better with a little less than a little more. I sometimes use three colors in a description. It's not a hard and fast rule. The hitchekers gide to the galaxy starts with arthur dent work and waking up in the morning. Course

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