blogs.amctv.com - 1/23/2009
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Potter_Magic_560x330.jpg Mary_Robinette_Kowal.jpg In our discussions, we've learned time and again that the key element to fantasy is a break from the rules of the natural world. But there's another side to that coin: Though fantasy plays havoc with the rules of nature, it's really just swapping ...
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The SF/F Blog Headline Matching Game
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SFSignal's "Match The Headline To The Blog" Game
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John has an amusing game at SFSignal, can you match the blog post headline to the blog, featuring Big Dumb Object, io9, SciFi Chick, SciFi Scanner, SciFi Wire and SF Signal. Interesting. Can you spot the styles? They all seemed more or less the same to me! There's a lesson in that. Notice that I have cunningly reworded John's original post to come up with a new headline for this post. That's pure creativity pouring out through the keyboard, right there.
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