A King is brought the news that his son has fallen in battle. A mother whispers those much-needed words just before she flicks off the lights for the night. A furnace spells imminent doom as it threatens to melt the eyebrows off of best friends, Woody and Buzz. We have all cried from experiencing events… Continue reading Crying from Things That Have Never Actually Happened
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The Most Powerful Plot Device
It’s a super-power. It’s a tragedy. It’s a second chance. It’s even an entire sub-genre. Time Control: the most powerful plot device. Yes. Yes way. What is so engrossing about the concept of time? Mainly, it’s inevitable, consistent, and the frame of not only our lives, but all of history. To us real people, it is… Continue reading The Most Powerful Plot Device
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