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Almost done with the introductory Doctors … in … SPACE! story. Gods be damned, I hate endings, so I’m procrastinating by reading back through it and trying to balance out the action with the endless exposition.

Exposition is troublesome in science fiction.  Crazy conworld and conlang guru Mark Rosenfelder wrote a pretty good parody of the style of writing employed, but it’s kind of hard to avoid it in science fiction.  The problem is that science fiction is supposed to portray Another World, a world Different From Ours. This means that the reader can’t take things like how to get from Point A to Point B for granted, because maybe the usual method of intercity travel is to ride on the back of flying whales that follow specific sonar patterns emitted from evenly spaced whale towers between the two cities.* The people on that world would take it for granted, but we’d need to have it explained.

( Thank you, Mr. Exposition )

When Comic Books Really Happen

On the one hand, vigilantism can lead to all sorts of problems and misunderstandings, as not everyone has the same concept of justice and somebody innocent could get hurt.

On the other hand, go katana-wielding mystery cop-saver!

The world could always use more crimefighting ninjas, after all.

(Thanks to dduane for the link.)