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Q&A How can I convey dates (with ordering) for events happening under different dating systems, e.g. a Sci-Fi story spread over the galaxy?

Focus on your storytelling and how you structure your narrative. This will bring clarity to the timeline more than the syntax of the calendar you end up choosing. Recall your favorite science ficti...

posted 11y ago by BigFig‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:45:46Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar BigFig‭ · 2019-12-08T02:45:46Z (almost 5 years ago)
Focus on your storytelling and how you structure your narrative. This will bring clarity to the timeline more than the syntax of the calendar you end up choosing. Recall your favorite science fiction authors - the vivid world they created and character arcs were probably primarily what drew you in, more than the delight of the alien language or non-earthly systems presented.

Storytelling and structure are your "cake". The solar-system terminology you ultimately settle on will be the "icing" on that cake.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2013-03-08T17:14:12Z (over 11 years ago)
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