tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post5454887165565637891..comments2023-11-07T21:12:19.852-06:00Comments on Wyrdsmiths: Cross Post from my Personal Blog # 1tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-49661942263832395772008-04-05T00:28:00.000-05:002008-04-05T00:28:00.000-05:00I think one of the big hang-ups SF has that fantas...I think one of the big hang-ups SF has that fantasy doesn't is the attention to detail that is demanded by SF readers. Any technology you, as an author, employ must be grounded in real science or, at least, scientific speculation or you risk losing the hardcore fan. If you have a spaceship with a certain propulsion system, by Scotty, you better know how the damn thing works. This requires more research than most of us are willing to do.<BR/><BR/>In fantasy, you just shrug and say, "Hey, it's magic!" and you're pretty much off the hook.<BR/><BR/>I have a few SF story ideas waiting in my mental writing queue, but I plan on paying more attention to sociological changes in my futurescape than on technological ones. For example, how will the family structure be different in 200 or so years? These questions, more than any about futuristic weapons or space travel, interest me as both a reader and a writer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com