Writing Excuses Writing Excuses Episode 2: Blending the Familiar and the Original
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Feb 18, 2008 The hosts discuss blending familiar and original ideas in storytelling, exploring the line between originality and cliché. They explore the importance of balancing familiarity and originality in genre fiction, as well as incorporating both mundane and extraordinary elements in storytelling. They emphasize the significance of understanding the market and caution against thinking something is original when it has been done before.
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Blending Familiar and Extraordinary
- Blend a familiar idea with an extraordinary one to create unique concepts.
- This helps ground the reader while offering something new.
Worm Gate System
- Howard Tayler's worm gate system, initially extraordinary, became mundane.
- The unique twist of copying people through it revitalized the concept.
The Familiar as Relatable Anchor
- Familiar elements help readers relate to the story.
- This allows them to locate themselves within the narrative.