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Comment author: pedanterrific 21 October 2011 04:59:16AM 13 points [-]

it's hard to beat the Algorithm of [Applause Light], which works as follows:

First, know the overarching direction in which your fic is going. Then, think of possible events that move in this direction. If they are [applause light], add them to the plot. If they are not [applause light], leave them out.

Comment author: [deleted] 21 October 2011 06:04:47AM 2 points [-]

Clever, but are you implying that a good story is essentially wireheading?

Comment author: pedanterrific 22 October 2011 12:45:45AM 4 points [-]

I wouldn't go quite that far. Maybe affective death spirals are attractors in designspace, though.

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