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b'Genre is safe. Genre is comfortable. Genre tells us, as readers, what to expect. As writers, genre gives us guidelines to follow, which can make it a lot easier to plan a story: put the villain monologue here, put the meet cute there, tragically kill the protagonist\\u2019s mentor in this part of the story. But do we rely on genre conventions too much? Can genre hold us back? Is genre busting good? In this episode of Rite Gud, we are joined by writer and designer Matt Maxwell.
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\\nRecommended reading:
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\\nJeff Bezos had a 12-step guide for making ‘iconic’ TV shows that Amazon Studios execs had to follow, according to a new book
\\nThe CIA recruited \\u2018mind readers\\u2019 to spy on the Soviets in the 1970s\\xa0
\\nPhilip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
\\nPeter Watts, Blindsight
\\nUrsula LeGuin, The Left Hand of Darkness
\\nFrank Herbert, Dune
\\nMatt\\u2019s website
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\\nHeader image by estartee on Flickr
\\nAbout Rite Gud: Raquel S. Benedict is an author, appearing in Fantasy and Science Fiction and Gardner Dozois’ The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of The Year’s Best Science Fiction.\\xa0Matt Keeley, founder of Kittysneezes, is producing\\xa0Rite Gud for KS Media, LLC.\\xa0Rite Gud is a Kittysneezes production. If you have questions, comments and concerns, email ritegud – at – kittysneezes – dot – com. Rite Gud is also on Patreon, at patreon.com/ritegud. Patrons receive access to the official Kittysneezes Discord, exclusive episodes, critiques and more.\\xa0
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