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Trope Roundtable: MacGuffins
Season 1, Ep. 22
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On this episode, Maya and Ian are joined by Vesper to talk about the trope of the MacGuffin. What is or is not a MacGuffin, and how can you use this trope in your writings?
This is the final episode of Season 1 of The Fanfiction Tapes! We will return with new episodes starting July 2nd.
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