The Most Hated Phrases in SciFi: Sword & Laser Podcast

Sword and Laser 3:00 pm Wed Dec 10, 2014

This week we're busy. We congratulate the winners of several year-end awards. We kick off our December book pick, The Night Circus, a beautiful novel by Erin Morgenstern. And we dive into some of the most wretched and hated terms and phrases in the professions of authorship. Mary Sue is under siege!

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