Writing Excuses 4.24: Random Storytelling

Published: June 20, 2010, 11 p.m.

b'James Dashner and Julie Wright join Brandon and Dan at CONduit in Salt Lake City, and may end up wishing they hadn\'t. Brandon throws sets of story concepts at the crew, and asks them to quickly frame serious stories with a solid settings and cool characters.
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\\nThe \\xa0first set of story elements:
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\\n\\t* Church accountant
\\n\\t* contact lenses that ruin your vision
\\n\\t* brain implants
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\\nThe second set of story elements:
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\\n\\t* Hell for English Majors
\\n\\t* Key that will lock any door
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\\nThe third set of story elements:
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\\n\\t* Janitors are trying to take over the world
\\n\\t* They\'re going to be stopped by a superhero with no arms
\\n\\t* It can\'t be silly
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\\nFun Random Fact: Howard worked as a church accountant for a while and he owns contact lenses that do, in fact, impair his vision.
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