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The word was derived from "to boil the pot": in other words, the author wrote the book to keep a pot of food boiling. (''See'' Pot Boiler .) One of the most famous potboilers is '' used the term while interviewing writer Rod Serling about his upcoming show, '' The Twilight Zone ''. At that time, Science Fiction writing was considered amateurish and juvenile, and Wallace questioned whether or not Serling was moving away from "serious" writing. REFERENCES
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