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    weird character names, esp. non-Anglo names

    I tend to agree with this. When I see a name that's unusual or difficult to pronounce, I just generally come up with my own take on it in my head without even really thinking about it. I don't find it off putting or that it takes me out of the story at all. A few times when I have had my own...
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    How Long Should a Book Be?

    That's interesting. I'm sort of the opposite in approach. I always look forward to finishing the last page and starting something new. I'm much more open to starting something with a smaller word count for that reason. A thicker book requires more of a time investment, so I tend to gravitate...
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    Writer Arrogance

    I have always felt I could do a good rewrite on some of these TV shows and films. A lot of the time I would watch them and come up with numerous potentially better story-line directions using their template, but the truth is more often than not, the original idea probably would have never come...
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    35. Neil Gaiman Discussion

    I'm currently reading my first Neil Gaiman story American Gods. It had been on my shelf for a few years now and I've only just got around to starting it a week or two ago. Prior to that I had read small bits of his comics only and for whatever reason I had never felt all that compelled to delve...
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