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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>On Fri 21 feb 2014 Andrew Perron replied to Tom Russell:<br> <BR>> During the editing process, however, I revisited<br>> > Andrew's original post and began to think that I had<br>> > misread/misunderstood the parameters of the challenge. I think whether<br>> > or not I did depends on the meaning of the word "put".<br>> > If by "put them in an alternate universe" he meant to displace the<br>> > characters, SLIDERS-like, then "Other Life" is good to go. If by "put<br>> > them in an alternate universe" he meant to reimagine existing<br>> > characters in the context of a different genre, then "Other Life"<br>> > doesn't really address the challenge at all. I began thinking that<br>> > maybe I should work on another story that would more properly fit<br>> > Andrew's challenge.<br>> <br>> Going to cover this in more detail in the roundup, but: I meant the latter,<br>> but doing the former fits the challenge 100%! And heck, I love it when that<br>> happens - when an idea gets taken in an entirely different direction than<br>> expected.<br> <BR>Because different people have different reactions to being bitten by <BR>plot bunnies, and the variation in symptoms is always so interesting.<BR> <BR>---<BR>Saxon Brenton<BR>Isn't sure whether he's channeling Dr Stomper, Vapid Vetinarian or the <BR>diabolical Professor Longitude<BR> <BR> <BR> </div></body>
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