The theme of deus ex machina must be incorporated in your story. The definition, as requested, is
here. For further explanation, deus ex machina represents any sort of plot twist at the end of the story that resolves the conflict. You may not use the actual phrase itself.
You have seventy minutes. Go, go, go!
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Sorry, that didn't mean to sound bitchy, but it does sound like you're encouraging us to write badly plotted stories.
Feel free to slap me if this wasn't your intention.
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Ok, maybe not.
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deus ex ma·chi·na
n.
- In Greek and Roman drama, a god lowered by stage machinery to resolve a plot or extricate the protagonist from a difficult situation.
- An unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation or untangle a plot.
- A person or event that provides a sudden and unexpected solution to a difficulty
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Thanks! The full picture is here, I just futzed around with it in PhotoShop and screwed with the curves. Have you seen the Prisoner trailer yet?
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Heh, I've watched the Prisoner trailer several times, to bad we don't hear Tom talk. But Daniel's voice is beginning to sound really nice!
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He is! It is open season on that boy. ;P With the ties and the hair and the GUH, Danpleasemarrymekthxbai!
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