Genre: Describing Technology in Science-Fiction

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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.

You can look to examples from other science-fiction stories to get some ideas for how different technologies might work so that you have a starting point for research. You can also read some articles about up and coming technology to see what’s on the horizon and how it works. Here are some articles to get you started:

Technology in Science Fiction

Glossary of Science-Fiction Ideas, Technology, and Inventions

10 Futuristic Technologies That Will Never Exist

10 Upcoming TechnologyThat May Change the World

10 most promising up and coming inventions inspired by sci-fi

23 incredible new technologies you’ll see by 2021

10 ways technology will change travel by 2020

6 Revolutionary Forms Of Travel That Don’t Exist Yet… But Should

Creating Science-Fiction and Fantasy Worlds

Berley’s Top 10 World Building Tips for Sci Fi or Fantasy

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Save your kitties, we all know they eat everything anyway. 

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bubbletea290mermaid:

“Brown eyes are so plain and ugly you can’t even compare them to gems like emerald and saph-”

Stop.

Carnelian

Cairngorm

Cassiterite

Smoky Quartz

Zircon (brown)

Citrine

Diaspore

Dravite

Enstatite

Hessonite

That’s not even all of GORGEOUS BROWN GEMS THAT EXIST IN THIS WORLD. Just like there are a lot of beautiful brown gems they’re a lot of BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES. BROWN IS A GORGEOUS COLOR. Start treating it like one. 

15 Awesome Words That You Should Include in Your Writing:

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Vex. To cause someone to feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried.

Example: You take delight in vexing me by deliberately using bad grammar.

Portmanteau. A large suitcase or trunk that opens into two equal parts.

Example: That portmanteau will not fit in the overhead bin and must be checked.

Naught. Means zero or nothing. It can also mean to ruin, disregard, or despise.

Example: Her behavior tends to set propriety at naught.

Foible. A weakness or eccentricity in someone’s character.

Example: She loved him in spite of his foibles.

Parvenu. A person who has suddenly risen to a higher social or economic class, but who has not gained social acceptance in that class.

Example: He was treated like a parvenu at the country club dinner.

Sentinel. A soldier or guard who keeps watch; to keep guard or watch.

Example: Bennett heard a strange noise and asked the sentinel to stay close.

Moribund. At the point of death; dying.

Example: Kathryn was unsure how to save her moribund career.

Beslobber. To smear with spittle or anything running from the mouth.

Example: In this drunken and beslobbered state, the lieutenant returned to the ship.

Nonplussed. Bewildered or unsure how to respond.

Example: Anna’s hot and cold behavior has left me completely nonplussed.

Loquacious. Means talkative or continually chattering.

Example: Jane was pleased that her new assistant was not particularly loquacious.

Forbear. To refrain or resist; to be tolerant or patient if provoked.

Example: My approach this year has been to forbear and maintain a professional demeanor at all times.

Erudite. An educated or learned person; scholarly with an emphasis on knowledge gained from books.

Example: “Not everything is in your books,” Steve told his erudite friend.

Mellifluous. Means smooth or sweet and is generally used to describe a person’s voice, tone, or writing style.

Example: Patrick O’Brian’s style is best described as mellifluous, sweeping the reader along from the first words.

Redolent. Fragrant or sweet smelling; strongly reminiscent or suggestive of something.

Example: These words are redolent of earlier times, when language was more formal.

Denouement. The final resolution of a story or a complex series of events.

Example: Will the denouement be explosive or serene?