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		Rainymood on Jan 20, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How J.K. Rowling Plotted Harry Potter with a Hand-... This is exactly how pop music today is made. It's all the same generic formula. Why change a winning formula?

tormeh on Jan 20, 2015 | [–]

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.

SixSigma on Jan 21, 2015 | | [–]

The "difficult third album syndrome".

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

normloman on Jan 20, 2015 | [–]

Because some of the best pop songs succeeded by breaking the rules.

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