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~010~ [Voice]

Mar 08, 2011 12:22

I thought signing up for a job as a science fiction writer would be easier than this, I never considered what would make for science fiction considering where we are right now. Everything here could be straight out of a novel ( Read more... )

relena darlian

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[Voice] feistyflowright March 8 2011, 17:35:43 UTC

That quite a deep way of looking at it.

Re: [Voice] n0_w1nged_dove March 8 2011, 17:46:37 UTC

It just seems strange to ask someone to write science fiction in place like this.

Re: [Voice] feistyflowright March 8 2011, 17:48:58 UTC

Maybe they have a different understanding of science fiction. Why not try writing about something normal in your world. They might consider that sci fi enough~

Re: [Voice] n0_w1nged_dove March 8 2011, 18:15:54 UTC

Well my world involved space travel like this place, though we hadn't managed to cover such distances yet.

Thread 9

[Text] chocogun March 8 2011, 18:06:03 UTC

The existence of God.

[Text] n0_w1nged_dove March 8 2011, 18:16:37 UTC

That seems like a rather controversial stance to take considering how different everyone's religious beliefs are.

[Text] chocogun March 8 2011, 18:21:02 UTC

Many use the existence of Bebelfish to explain the non existence of God. They actually find that logical.

It sounds (or it is) absurd, but there are science fiction books about God.

[Text] n0_w1nged_dove March 8 2011, 19:27:59 UTC

It's unusual, but I think I'd rather avoid bringing religion into my writing considering how sensitive a subject it is.

Though that is an interesting point to bring up, how people work certain elements into fiction.

Thread 6

spicycracker March 8 2011, 18:57:55 UTC

Perhaps since fictional things happen to us everyday it seems.. maybe the new way to write fiction is to write normal everyday things that never seem to happen.

n0_w1nged_dove March 8 2011, 19:24:35 UTC

That's certainly an interesting way to look at it. I never thought to consider such a thing.

spicycracker March 8 2011, 19:28:49 UTC

I suppose with these things it might be easier to think opposite.

n0_w1nged_dove March 8 2011, 19:55:55 UTC

I'll keep that in mind while I'm writing. Thank you, miss.

[AUDIO] punsonporpoise March 9 2011, 13:00:17 UTC

So don't set it in the current time line, silly! Hee hee, the past didn't have all of the neat things that we have now, does it?

Re: [AUDIO] n0_w1nged_dove March 10 2011, 02:06:56 UTC

So write a story where what's happening is unusual for the era? I never considered that.

[Voice] crosses_borders March 9 2011, 18:40:32 UTC

I would say, logically, the mundane would become extraordinary in a place where nothing is beyond the imagination. Things like green meadows and herds of cattle and small children knowing nothing of space.

Or something truly extraordinary--other dimensions!

Re: [Voice] n0_w1nged_dove March 10 2011, 02:10:53 UTC

Someone else mentioned making the ordinary unusual as well, it does make sense to think about.

[Voice] crosses_borders March 10 2011, 02:32:09 UTC

Sometimes a unique approach is what's necessary.