i have this interest in writing, and would love to write a sci-fi short story. I have already attempted to do this, and failed miserably, at least in my opinon i failed. I am working on a short story, but it isn’t sci-fi. I would like to work on a second short story and make it sci-fi. Do you have any advice on how to write a really good sci-fi short story? Any particular novels or authors I should check out? I’m currently reading Neuromancer by William Gibson. Anyways, do you have any useful advice for me? Particular for cyberpunk writing?
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June 26th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Science fiction must reach to the limits of the fantastic while still being gounded in the realm of plausability. What marks sci-fi from fantasy is the since that it could without having to suspend reality (bend it, or give it new dimentions but never suspend or discard it). Everything must have a base or an explaination even if it is never stated in story itself. A fantasy writer can pull something up out of thin air, their focus is on the effects. A sci-fi writer looks at how to pull something through thin air, their ultimate goal maybe the effect but what they truly invest in is the cause.
June 26th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
researh nasa’s spaceship Orion. It is an ion powered one…it should give you lots of idea.