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The Superpower of Speaking Other Languages

Posted on March 30, 2023 by knlistman

I found a list helpful for writers wanting to avoid the dreaded Mary Sue/Marty Stu character.  If a protagonist had three or more of the traits that character had failed the test. One item that caught my attention was “Speaks … Continue reading →

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What is Not Lost in Translation

Posted on March 24, 2023 by knlistman

One of the old Star Trek episodes that intrigued me had a simple plot with a complex Idea. Captain Kirk and his landing party were forced to land on a planet only to discovered that their universal language translators didn’t work. … Continue reading →

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