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Q&A Creating a logical framework for the concept of "decisional causality"

I'm working on a science fiction universe in which time travel exists, in a very limited form, but it's useless, at least it's the intention that it be useless. To that end time travel, on the rare...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Ash‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Writing a Super Intelligent AI

Something I have been thinking about recently is how to write a character who is an artificial intelligence and not have him feel human. Specifically an AI who is designed to think faster and bette...

7 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by White Eagle‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Can I use the name Valerian in my sci-fi novel?

I have an Ancient Roman theme with the names of my characters, however someone pointed out to me Valerian is already a scifi character's name. Are the french comics (which spell it with an accent o...

0 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by S. N. Walker‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How can I make a "meeting in VR" less dumb?

I've written myself into a sci-fi cliche which I have never seen done well: two characters meet in virtual reality. The gist of my scene is one character has been in a pseudocoma, more aware of he...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by wetcircuit‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Describing a psychological concept like Stockholm Syndrome in a non-Earth setting?

I actually posted this originally over in the Psychology and Neurology SE in hopes of getting specific, helpful, psych-related responses from people who were actually knowledgeable in the field, bu...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by EJF‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Should I write about a particular lingering thought? [closed]

I have had the thought of writing about a nation with states on another planet. The planet is earth-like and the quantity of some resources is higher than on Earth. There are some differences betw...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Caters‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to expand my vocabulary? [closed]

I wanted to write something for a long time. But what I think is, in writing the choice of words plays a very significant role. From where I can learn this thing? I think I don't have enough words ...

4 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Harshit kyal‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Electricity Manipulation Variations [closed]

Trying to create a character with the ability to generate, and manipulate electricity. He's going to be an antihero. Saving people but killing the ones who inflict suffering and chaos. But I'm just...

0 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Aaron Tuturro‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Writing a letter from the future

I'm writing a letter from the future to my dear friends, posing as the child they're about to have. The main aim of the letter is to be amusing, but also to give some perspective (you don't need to...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by JP.‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Rewriting a scifi story to fit with actual science, should I do it as I go?

Rewriting a scifi story to fit with actual science, should I do it as I go, or just write first and make the needed changes while editing? My world exists in my mind, clear and palpable. but I am ...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by shieldedtulip‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to use short stories to explore a new setting and potential characters for a novel?

I'm an aspiring fantasy and sci-fi writer and I my goal is to write a novel that is to be the first in a series within the same setting. I'm getting to a point where I can feel "the world coming to...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by H3R3T1K‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A I wrote a novel, now what?

I'm new here, so, please, bear with me. I had a look at previous answers to similar questions, but my case is (possibly) a bit different. I am not a professional writer, so I wrote this (long) n...

7 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by ZioByte‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Could I be overdoing it on my first story?

I have always wanted to write a story so I finally started to take action rather than just dream about it. I have started writing down characters, their personalities, their roles in the story, a n...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by D. Gramm‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Working out details of a technology concept

I have a sci-fi technology concept in the work I'm currently writing, and its potential implications for society and for individual characters are quite far-reaching. I want to systematically explo...

0 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by manyaceist‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Does the concept come before other "literary devices" in philosophical science fiction?

I have read in a few books about writing science fiction that a compelling concept should override considerations for character, and possibly other things like setting or plot. I have the notion t...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by user9885‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to writer longer stories for a SciFi novel?

I'm writing science fiction short stories and intend to later expand and stitch them together into a science fiction novel. My problem is that (e.g.) the scenery is left / the destination point is...

1 answer  ·  posted 7y ago by mYnDstrEAm‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A I'm not enjoying my attempt at a science-fiction novella; should I continue?

I'm only 12, and I've been writing seriously since last year. I tried writing a novel before (I wrote only 5 chapters; I gave up later due to time constraints). I've written a couple of short stori...

5 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Soha Farhin Pine‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to deal with cryptomnesia (falsely recalling generating a thought or idea)? [closed]

Paul McCartney, upon composing the melody for "Yesterday", felt certain that it was too good to be original, and that he must have heard it before and just couldn't remember it: McCartney compo...

0 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by NKCampbell‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A I have a race of winged characters in my story, but I'm struggling as to how and why? [closed]

I know why; they're cool, and they have a deep yearning to be free and with the air, which'll be a major theme in the story. But... I don't know how to explain their wings. I don't want them to be ...

0 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Gilbert Beilschmidt‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Basics in the world building of a novel

About a year ago I started developing something like an alternative world. About two months a go I finally found some time for more work on this theme and now I am collecting information from few s...

0 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by Ernedar‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Why do heroes need to have a physical mark?

It seems that a lot of authors want their heroes to be marked in a special way. It is not enough that these protagonists are going to be heroes, no; they seem to require having a mark that makes t...

2 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by Reed‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Where and how to publish new work

I have made several stories, not short, but not long. They might make a small book. But im new and dont know anything, Where should i publish it, i mean, safely , as they could rip off the idea ...

0 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by A.H‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What are the 3 all-time best-sellers in each genre?

NOT your personal favorites (subjective)! The best-sellers (objective). Group book series together. Anyone know? Educated guesses are OK, but documented answers are preferred. For example, I'm...

0 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by dmm‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A For Sci-Fi books, what is the purchasing split between regular and ebooks?

I can get the data for ALL books. But can anyone direct me to regular/ebook purchasing data broken down by genre (specifically sci-fi)?

0 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by dmm‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A I suck at plots. Is there a way to sort of train oneself to think of creative plots, specifically in scifi?

I'm pretty good in the writing department as far as prose, it's just that I'll sit down and have no idea what to write. Perhaps it's a creative problem, I just don't know. I cannot figure out any...

4 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by m4tt‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭