Since beginning to write a sci fi novel, I've learned a few things about the genre.
1. Projecting out into the future gets more difficult the further out you go. I think that's why Star Wars is set "a long time ago." It's easier to create something out of whole cloth than to project out from our current day by say, 100 years. What will cars look like in 100 years?
2. Everything is relevant. I saw an article on "landmarks of speed" in the doctor's office that made me think about what cars will be like in 100 years. Hence, the question above. How we pay for things will change, how we identify ourselves will change. The pace of change is increasing.
3. A lot has been done before. I think of Minority Report and Blade Runner as two examples of successful movies made from sci fi short stories. Then there's the classics of sci fi novels involving space travel (which my story doesn't, because traveling at the speed of light is practically impossible) and worlds apart. Not to mention Fahrenheit 451 and that genre. There's a lot out there that has entered the public consciousness.
4. Sci fi is fun! The more action in sci fi the better.
That's all for now. Maybe more later.
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