Finishing up this military SciFi is harder than I thought as I go through my fourth major revision of the end. But, it’s getting there and a recent flight over the Smoky Mountains helped.
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The Three Most Important Things for A Good SciFi Story- Part 3
So, in my last two posts, I showed you two of the most important things required for a good Science Fiction story: A Bad Romance and A Good Travel Agent. Together these two elements tell us what’s troubling our hero or heroine; shows us the struggle they must endure to achieve their goal; and allows us to empathize with their pain and disappointments. So, what’s the third critical thing for a good SciFi story? What…
The Three Most Important Things for A Good SciFi Story- Part 2
The second most important ingredient to writing a good SciFi Story… Do you know what it is? Click here and find out!
The Three Most Important Things for A Good Science Fiction Story- Part 1
There are lots of things that go into writing a good SciFi, well any story really. The plot, the research, the background stories, the hidden agendas of the characters (and the author), the structure of the story (you know…the three acts thing). One can go on and on and on. But of all the things that make a good story, what are the three most important elements? What are those three critical ingredients that is…
Back to Writing After Six Long Years
After a a six-year hiatus, I’ve picked up from where I left off on writing MILK RUN! Before then, everything was going fine till I ran into the dreaded writer’s block. The story felt flat and typical, and I didn’t like that. So, in 2016, I stopped everything, including publishing the already completed HEAVEN’S ANT FARM SciFi novel to the bookstores. I guess I just needed to clear my head a bit. Besides, I was…
Don’t Touch That!
As I said in earlier posts, believability is one of the three most important things for successful SciFi writing. The most important of which is believability. Put yourself in the reader’s position. It doesn’t matter what genre. You got to think that what the person is doing in the story is something you might do in the same situation. Or better still, is it something that makes common sense? If it doesn’t, then there had…
The Three Most Important Things for A Good SciFi Story- Part 3
So, in my last two posts, I showed you two of the most important things required for a good Science Fiction story: A Bad Romance and A Good Travel Agent. Together these two elements tell us what’s troubling our hero or heroine; shows us the struggle they must endure to achieve their goal; and allows us to empathize with their pain and disappointments. So, what’s the third critical thing for a good SciFi story? What…
The Three Most Important Things for A Good Science Fiction Story- Part 2
In my last newsletter post, I showed why the most important thing for a good Science Fiction story is a Bad Romance. It’s that troubled road of love to acquire someone or something. A bad romance makes for a good SciFi story because we humans want to see a struggle, or a conflict that brings about a change. For those of you who want to catch up or read more about why a bad romance…
The Three Most Important Things for A Good Science Fiction Story- Part 1
Sorry for my short writing hiatus this past week or so, but I was drafted to do some heavy (and free… sigh) videography work for my family’s grand Zoom Family Reunion event. It was a smashing success! But in between breaks and the working to 5:30AM sprints, I thought about what’s in a story. There are lots of things that go into writing a good SciFi, well any story really. The plot, the research, the…