Happy Friday, all!
Today, I’ve put together the top
three things I recommend for you to do with your science-fiction writings.
Remember, this is a genre I’ve been writing in since the beginning. Though I
also spend a lot of time in fantasy, science-fiction is my home. I hope some of
you are that way, too.
Make it so.
1. Mirror the real world
This is the biggest point I want
to stress here. The best science-fiction novels are the ones that mirror the
real world. Not to the point that it’s no longer sci-fi, but to the point that
your readers all easily relate to everything you’re talking about. We, as
writers, can make huge statements
about the world at large, by creating a different but similar world that
mirrors the way things are going on here.
2. Go deep
Shallow writing is the bane of
all writers. Especially in sci-fi, do not go shallow. Don’t make your
characters the last thing on your mind, but don’t spend so much time on them
that the story suffers. Divide your time appropriately, make your world as real
as you know how to do, and write something people will actually want to read.
Yeah, that’s what we’re always trying to do, but in a genre like
science-fiction, it’s extra important to keep these things in mind. Sometimes
we’re so focused on the cool factor that we forget people are actually going to
be reading this.
3. Make it cool
Forget everything I said in point
two. At least, from time to time. One of the biggest “selling points” of
science-fiction is that it’s downright cool. There’s spaceships, aliens,
technology that people nowadays can only dream about. There’s all sorts of
things involved in sci-fi that are not a part of the real world, and for that,
science-fiction is just freaking cool.
Don’t forget that.
[love]
{Rani Divine]
No comments:
Post a Comment