Ron Toland
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  • Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

    Prescient, gripping, and intimidatingly good. Definitely going to read more of Butler’s books.

    I’m rather sad that she wasn’t able to complete a new Earthseed series, like she planned, before her death.

    Three more things she taught me about writing:

    • Perfectly acceptable to have the sequel start out as more "and then this happened".
    • First act turn is a great place to upend what the characters have built previously, have the outside world come in with the force of a storm.
    • Editors and compilers of biographies can have agendas just like other characters, and become more interesting when they reveal them
    → 7:00 AM, Mar 6
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