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"The most famous plot device in recent SF is the Babel fish, the joke about which is that it's such an obvious plot device that it implies the existence of an author."
This article on the care & keeping of plot devices. made my day. Make sure (if nothing else) you read the bit about Stephen Donaldson -- it's part 2, or just search the page for "clench".
Also good: this excerpt.
"The time has come, young man, for you to learn about the Plot." "Darth Vader is a servant of the dark side of the Plot." When Ben Kenobi gets written out, he becomes one with the Plot and can speak inside the hero's head. When a whole planet of good guys gets blown up, Ben senses "a great disturbance in the Plot."
This article on the care & keeping of plot devices. made my day. Make sure (if nothing else) you read the bit about Stephen Donaldson -- it's part 2, or just search the page for "clench".
Also good: this excerpt.
"The time has come, young man, for you to learn about the Plot." "Darth Vader is a servant of the dark side of the Plot." When Ben Kenobi gets written out, he becomes one with the Plot and can speak inside the hero's head. When a whole planet of good guys gets blown up, Ben senses "a great disturbance in the Plot."
