Anonymous asked: What I’m writing is a science fiction story (set in the future with aliens, space travel, etc.) but the trouble I’m having is creating the “science” and the technology behind it. I have some idea but that means nothing if I can’t explain how it’s possible. I have a character that is from the past and it’s in their nature to want to know everything. So I can’t really ignore or be vague about it.
Unless you’re literally a rocket scientist, it’s going to be next to impossible to flesh out every single wing-nut, wire, and microchip that makes the technology in your world possible. It also might be a little boring for your readers, so what you should do is pick a few things your character will be interested in and pick something in particular about that thing to be fleshed out. That way you don’t have a character rolling out an entire spacecraft schematic and spending an entire chapter explaining how the spacecraft is able to fly.
