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Originally Posted by HarryT
Many authors have of course enjoyed highly successful careers through "writing by the numbers" formulaic plots, particularly in the mystery and romance genres. Nothing inherently wrong with that. Writing doesn't always have to be great literature; sometimes it's just a way to pay the bills.
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Scalzi's never made any bones of the fact that he does his job to make money. Kinda like how most of the rest of the world does.
http://whatever.scalzi.com/2013/01/2...clarification/
Having said that, I haven't overall found his books to be especially formulaic compared to most others.