grimreaper
Scribe
Yesterday, I came upon this article.
The Well-Tempered Plot Device: Nick Lowe
The author here mentions and classifies several types of plot devices that have been used over and over again in the SF/F genre in different forms.
After reading this article , I was left wondering ,"does it really matter if I use these or similar plot devices in my story?". I don't think it does. After all , who cares if an author uses a plot device to justify a point or two , or an odd adventure a character has to go on. So long as he/she does not do it too often , that is.
Your views please , if you wish, both on that article and on that one interminable question , "How often is too often?"
The Well-Tempered Plot Device: Nick Lowe
The author here mentions and classifies several types of plot devices that have been used over and over again in the SF/F genre in different forms.
After reading this article , I was left wondering ,"does it really matter if I use these or similar plot devices in my story?". I don't think it does. After all , who cares if an author uses a plot device to justify a point or two , or an odd adventure a character has to go on. So long as he/she does not do it too often , that is.
Your views please , if you wish, both on that article and on that one interminable question , "How often is too often?"