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(ReacTor) Five SFF Stories Driven by Plot-Facilitating Ignorance
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James Nicoll
2025-02-20 17:11:42 UTC
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Five SFF Stories Driven by Plot-Facilitating Ignorance

Knowledge is power, but cluelessness is a great way to kick off a story...

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Robert Woodward
2025-02-20 18:06:36 UTC
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Five SFF Stories Driven by Plot-Facilitating Ignorance
Knowledge is power, but cluelessness is a great way to kick off a story...
https://reactormag.com/five-sff-stories-driven-by-plot-facilitating-ignorance/
IMHO, just about every SF/F story requires protagonist ignorance about
at least one feature of the world (the consequences of a new discovery,
unknown enemies, etc.).
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Lynn McGuire
2025-02-20 21:46:37 UTC
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Five SFF Stories Driven by Plot-Facilitating Ignorance
Knowledge is power, but cluelessness is a great way to kick off a story...
https://reactormag.com/five-sff-stories-driven-by-plot-facilitating-ignorance/
Zero for five.

Lynn

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