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Writing Excuses 8: Science Fiction Genre
Apr. 1st, 2008 04:54 pmWriting Excuses 8: Science Fiction Genre
This episode of writing excuses looked at writing science fiction. We write science fiction to explore "what if" and especially new things, with science fiction focusing on the conceivably possible while fantasy takes us into the largely impossible. One thing that science fiction demands is a knowledge of the sciences or at least a respect for accuracy, and the need to know what has been done before so that you can actually write about new things.
( Some bits and pieces . . . )
My own favorite notion was that when we take a voyage of exploration and discovery, we really need to go somewhere new.
This episode of writing excuses looked at writing science fiction. We write science fiction to explore "what if" and especially new things, with science fiction focusing on the conceivably possible while fantasy takes us into the largely impossible. One thing that science fiction demands is a knowledge of the sciences or at least a respect for accuracy, and the need to know what has been done before so that you can actually write about new things.
( Some bits and pieces . . . )
My own favorite notion was that when we take a voyage of exploration and discovery, we really need to go somewhere new.
