Don't think that using plot devices is
necessarily a bad thing—they are used all the time to great effect,
but the best writers know how to use them covertly. The best
technique is to manipulate the writing to advance the story without
the audience even noticing what you're doing or how you're doing it.
Sometimes plot devices are used to compensate for a situation that
prevents certain types of information from being known, yet that
information is crucial towards advancing the stoyr. If you're writing
about a character who needs certain information but doesn't know it,
a smartphone could be a simple plot device that allows the character
to access the information needed. Using a plot device needs to feel
organic to the story you're writing, however, and should feel like
your characters were involved. Passive, convenient provisions to
solve problems should be avoided. For example, a newspaper floating
around on a windy day that blows up to the character and catches on
his foot is not the way to deliver the exact information he was
struggling to find!
As seven alien races struggle to co-exist in an uneasy alliance, the Inter-Stellar Union sends Union Guard agents on missions to preserve the crucial balance. These specialized operatives must do what regional security cannot, dealing with smugglers, pirates, terrorists, and even greater challenges in order to bring stability to a universe that needs it desperately. Without the Union Guard, the races will not be prepared to face a looming alien threat they can only hope to defeat together.
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