tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post1683620948079752984..comments2024-01-07T05:28:45.522-08:00Comments on Thmazing's Thutopia: If people weren't so stupid, we wouldn't need these rules.Th.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-43595827828010922462008-05-29T06:25:00.000-07:002008-05-29T06:25:00.000-07:00I vote they be drug out and shot.I vote they be drug out and shot.Kengo Biddleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12083962910965544925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-6812167786413547992008-05-28T21:38:00.000-07:002008-05-28T21:38:00.000-07:00.Yeah, seriously. Do tell..<BR/><BR/>Yeah, seriously. Do tell.Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-77457062176777700792008-05-28T20:30:00.000-07:002008-05-28T20:30:00.000-07:00What about rules for the publishing houses that pu...What about rules for the publishing houses that publish those books?Erin aka- absent-minded secretaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07006072541390397026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15224520.post-81269290870997138132008-05-28T12:29:00.000-07:002008-05-28T12:29:00.000-07:00You forgot:Thou shalt not use words such as "persp...You forgot:<BR/><BR/>Thou shalt not use words such as "perspicacious", "victual" or other rare and otherwise unused/ignored words more than once (and on the rare occasion when a novel is Tolstoy-length, twice).<BR/><BR/>Thou shalt not introduce the character seven times throughout the book unless they're being presented to someone in a formal situation and you have to drag out their name for that purpose (cf. 1632 and listing the titles of Gustav Adolf and the other characters each time we run into them)<BR/><BR/>Thou shalt not recap what happened in the last three chapters everytime you start a new chapter.<BR/>(cf 1632-Series, Dune Prequels).<BR/><BR/>Sorry. Had to get them off me chest.Kengo Biddleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12083962910965544925noreply@blogger.com