Fiction Rule of Thumb by xkcd

1 Oct 2008
I know I link to xkcd a lot. I know that everyone reads it anyway. But anything that makes me laugh out loud like this deserves to be blogged.




Posted by James on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 1:01 PM

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Saw this yesterday. Right on the money, as usual for xkcd. Applies very well to most fantasy doorstop trilogies.

Author Profile Page Gareth | October 2, 2008 2:16 AM | Reply

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