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** In his later efforts (''Lisey's Story, [[The Dark Tower]]'' volumes 4-7), King experiments frequently with changing fonts and typefaces. |
** In his later efforts (''Lisey's Story, [[The Dark Tower]]'' volumes 4-7), King experiments frequently with changing fonts and typefaces. |
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** His short story "Survivor Type" is written as the diary of a surgeon who is shipwrecked on a desert island. After he starts to go crazy and cut off parts of his own body [[I'm a Humanitarian|for food]], his entries become more erratic and nonsensical. |
** His short story "Survivor Type" is written as the diary of a surgeon who is shipwrecked on a desert island. After he starts to go crazy and cut off parts of his own body [[I'm a Humanitarian|for food]], his entries become more erratic and nonsensical. |
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** Another example used in almost all his works is when a sentence abruptly stops followed by some italicised words in the lines below in brackets before the sentence continues. This is usually done for characters who are currently stressed, and the line usually shows the characters' |
** Another example used in almost all his works is when a sentence abruptly stops followed by some italicised words in the lines below in brackets before the sentence continues. This is usually done for characters who are currently stressed, and the line usually shows the characters' ''(subconcious)'' inner thoughts about what they are describing. |
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* The very ''title'' of a short story by F. Paul Wilson was written by placing the words "DAVID", "COPPE", and "RFIEL" over each other, creating an unpronounceable jumble. The word itself was capable of sounding like the correct answer of any question or proposal to anyone hearing it (though not to the person saying it). |
* The very ''title'' of a short story by F. Paul Wilson was written by placing the words "DAVID", "COPPE", and "RFIEL" over each other, creating an unpronounceable jumble. The word itself was capable of sounding like the correct answer of any question or proposal to anyone hearing it (though not to the person saying it). |
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* Alfred Bester: |
* Alfred Bester: |
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== Radio == |
== Radio == |
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* ''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue|Hamish And Dougal]]'' play with this ''a lot''. In one episode, the Laird turns over an explanation of everything strange that's been happening in that episode...in letter form. We hear Hamish and Dougal mutter as they read it, before exclaiming "Well, that all makes perfect sense!" Then there's the [[Running Gag]] that pops up whenever they get to a new location... |
* ''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue|Hamish And Dougal]]'' play with this ''a lot''. In one episode, the Laird turns over an explanation of everything strange that's been happening in that episode...in letter form. We hear Hamish and Dougal mutter as they read it, before exclaiming "Well, that all makes perfect sense!" Then there's the [[Running Gag]] that pops up whenever they get to a new location... |
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{{quote|'''Dougal:''' Here we are at the [[Mad Libs Catchphrase|[location]!]] |
{{quote|'''Dougal:''' Here we are at the [[Mad Libs Catchphrase|[location]!]] |
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'''Hamish:''' ...why did you say that? |
'''Hamish:''' ...why did you say that? |
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'''Dougal:''' Well...there might be blind people around here, not knowing where they are. }} |
'''Dougal:''' Well...there might be blind people around here, not knowing where they are. }} |
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