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Re:How J.K. Rowling Plotted Harry Potter with a Hand-Drawn S... by Rainymood on Tuesday January 20, 2015 @10:51AM (#8917460)
This is exactly how pop music today is made. It's all the same generic formula.

Why change a winning formula?

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Re:How J.K. Rowling Plotted Harry Potter with a Hand-Drawn S... by tormeh on Tuesday January 20, 2015 @04:29PM (#8919739)
Because at the third book I go "WTF? I'm not reading the same story thrice!" and put it down at page 30 or something.
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Re:How J.K. Rowling Plotted Harry Potter with a Hand-Drawn S... by SixSigma on Wednesday January 21, 2015 @08:08AM (#8922881)
The "difficult third album syndrome".

http://www.whiteink.org/blog.php?pg=31

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Re:How J.K. Rowling Plotted Harry Potter with a Hand-Drawn S... by normloman on Tuesday January 20, 2015 @01:27PM (#8918509)
Because some of the best pop songs succeeded by breaking the rules.
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