Cory Doctorow

POSTED AT 4:00 AM October 6, 2009

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Wondermark's Genre Fiction Generator


Wondermark's wonderful Genre Fiction Generator

(Thanks, David!)

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Author Profile Page Jonathan Badger | #1 | 06:15 on Tue, Oct. 6 | Reply

Unfortunately, a large fraction of SF/Fantasy seems to have been written using exactly such a framework...

Author Profile Page tsm_sf | #2 | 08:05 on Tue, Oct. 6 | Reply

@1 specifically Neil Stephenson.

Fortunately he's so entertaining I could read this stuff forever. Hmm, if we could get him to write large chunks of prose corresponding to these topics I may never have to buy a book again.

Author Profile Page eagleapex | #3 | 08:15 on Tue, Oct. 6 | Reply

Click through David's site for the automated version by Liam Cooke. Instant fuN!

Anonymous | #4 | 09:11 on Tue, Oct. 6 | Reply

I am not sure that I agree with the role of women in the graph. Scratch that, it is totally wrong. * Sits down and waits for the controversy to start. *

Author Profile Page Robert | #5 | 12:48 on Tue, Oct. 6 | Reply

@Alec: It's probably a flowchart for male writers. Female writers just need to reverse the roles and add more romance branches.

Anonymous | #6 | 11:39 on Wed, Oct. 7 | Reply

@ Robert

LOL. Can I borrow the shovel when your done?

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