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

Many successful genre-bending stories are essentially one type of story in the setting of another. For instance, the original Star Wars is a fairy tale in space, and the early Harry Potter books a...

posted 8y ago by Chris Sunami‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:52:11Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Chris Sunami‭ · 2019-12-08T05:52:11Z (almost 5 years ago)
Many successful genre-bending stories are essentially one type of story in the setting of another. For instance, the original _Star Wars_ is a fairy tale in space, and the early Harry Potter books are detective stories with a fantasy setting.

So if you enjoy writing thrillers, but want to try sci-fi, why not write a thriller set in space? Many thrillers are borderline sci-fi (or fantasy) anyway. If you're still getting hung up on the details, try a near-future sci-fi (essentially the present, with some new, not-yet-existing technology thrown in).

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-01-03T03:53:37Z (almost 8 years ago)
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