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| General Writing Discussion For aspiring writers of science fiction and fantasy to discuss issues of writing. |
| View Poll Results: How many (brand name references) is too many? | |||
| 1-3 |     | 4 | 57.14% |
| 4-8 |    | 2 | 28.57% |
| 9-13 |    | 0 | 0% |
| 14-20 |    | 0 | 0% |
| 20+ |    | 0 | 0% |
| you can never have too many |    | 1 | 14.29% |
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23rd June 2012, 01:54 AM
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| Laundress Extraordinaire  | Re: is there such a thing as too much? you can get a way with anything if you do it well enough. so the question (imo) belongs in critiques because we would need to see just what one is doing with it do answer if it works or not. like all "what can I get a way with" questions, the answer is not universal even in one's own writing. |
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23rd June 2012, 11:04 AM
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| Summon Beer Elemental!  | Re: is there such a thing as too much? Using brands can locate a story in time and space (just like saying it's set in New York -- most of your readers will have some idea what the place looks like, even if they only ever saw NY on TV). Too many brands, and your story starts to look like one of those endless infomercials that come on TV at 2AM. And if you show their brand in a negative light, some companies might just reach for their lawyers. |
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