25 rules
A Whole Lot Of References
Ep. 2 @ 29:40 — Ready Player One"Making a list is not writing"
A variety of '80s dance moves
Ep. 1 @ 0:16:01 — Ready Player One"Give the reader some level of detail to visualize the scene you're painting."
All That We But See or Seem
Ep. 3 @ 59:11 — Ready Player One"Don't substitute vagueness for depth"
An Almost Preternatural Gift For International Finance
Ep. 2 @ 40:40 — Ready Player One"A Character's Natural Talents Must Be Judiciously Granted"
And The Beat Goes On...And On...And On...
Ep. 3 @ 35:28 — Ready Player One"A compelling narrative requires an increase in intensity"
Classic Classic Classic Classic Classic Classic Classic Classic
Ep. 5 @ 42:47 — Ready Player One"Eschew semantic satiation"
Flatcap Bleriana'd Chekov's Condom
Ep. 8 @ 33:20 — Ready Player One"Don't set up things without paying them off."
Get Out Of The House
Ep. 2 @ 26:14 — Ready Player One"Creativity Requires Input"
Hairy-Knuckled Chucks
Ep. 3 @ 17:55 — Ready Player One"Don't betray your underlying premise"
He already had the codes!
Ep. 7 @ 19:20 — Ready Player One"Excitement requires the existence and persistence of challenging obstacles."
I wasn't really sure, and I didn't really care
Ep. 6 @ 1:13:13 — Ready Player One"If you describe potential tension only to immediately defuse it, you've just wasted the reader's time."
Like An Anvil! No Wait: An Atomic Bomb!
Ep. 2 @ 26:35 — Ready Player One"Pick A Metaphor And Stick To It"
My bullet bill is gonna be huge!
Ep. 6 @ 29:05 — Ready Player One"Action requires stakes."
One Of Me
Ep. 2 @ 0:21:41 — Ready Player One"Don't make all your characters you"
One Of Us
Ep. 1 @ 0:18:58 — Ready Player One"To be believable, characters should not all be the same."
Put Away The Soapbox
Ep. 1 @ 26:20 — Ready Player One"Characters Should Express Their Opinions, Not Yours"
Reality is real
Ep. 8 @ 1:04:04 — Ready Player One"Morals are for fables."
Stop Trying On Hats
Ep. 5 @ 51:51 — Ready Player One"Characters Must Treat Urgent Situations Urgently"
The Fleisch-Kincaid Factor
Ep. 1 @ 22:45 — Ready Player One"Write at the level your audience is comfortable reading."
Time Makes Fools Of Us All
Ep. 4 @ 14:20 — Ready Player One"Attend To How You Describe Time"
Trucks Carrying Goods and Workers
Ep. 1 @ 0:21:35 — Ready Player One"Good world-building requires thinking out the consequences of your operating premises and having them thoroughly inform the rest of your story."
What I Can Only Describe As
Ep. 3 @ 1:10:01 — Ready Player One"Don't Announce Your Limitations To The Readers"
Where Does The Time Go?
Ep. 2 @ 35:05 — Ready Player One"Expertise Is Bounded By Lived Hours"
Why Do We Need To Know This?
Ep. 4 @ 13:00 — Ready Player One"Describe Only Necessary Technology And Only As Much As Is Necessary"
You're The Author
Ep. 8 @ 30:15 — Ready Player One"Use the contrivance that most easily enables you to communicate the story."