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There is a widely held conception that progress in science and technology is our salvation, and the more of it, the better. This is the default assumption not only among the general public, but also in the research community including university administration and research funding agencies, all the way up to government ministries. I believe the assumption to be wrong, and very dangerous.
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Candy Gourlay interviews Sarah Mussi on the final stop of the Here Be Dragons Blog Tour
Candy Gourlay: I keep banging on about how the book industry is putting too much emphasis on pitch and opening hooks to the detriment of the rest of the work.
What about the middle? I find myself complaining.
What about the ending? As it happens, my lovely pal
Sarah Mussi has been stomping through a blog tour to promote her new book
Here Be Dragons. In the course of the tour, Sarah's blogged about the way she structured her novel along the lines of the three-act structure. Viz:
So far, she's talked about
The Hook,
The Inciting Incident,
The First Turning Point,
The Point of No Return,
The Darkest Hour, and
Act 3 and The Climax. Notes from the Slushpile is her seventh and final stop. Lucky us, she's offered to discuss:
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