Dave Haslett - 122 Down-to-Earth Ideas for Science Fiction Writers

Dave Haslett

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Copyright Dave Haslett 2018

Kindle edition published in Great Britain in 2018

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• 215 Arrestingly Good Ideas for Writing Captivating Crime Stories
• 78 Brain-Stimulating Ideas for Erotica Writers
• 139 Practical and Imaginative Ideas for Fantasy Writers
• 92 Practical Ideas for Writing Authentic Historical Fiction
• 106 Frightfully Good Ideas for Horror Writers
• 87 Crafty, Compelling and Clued-up Ideas for Mystery and Suspense Writers
• 176 Lovingly Crafted Ideas for Romance Writers
• 122 Down-to-Earth Ideas for Science Fiction Writers
• 102 Powerful, Gripping and Intriguing ideas for Thriller Writers

• 377 Ideas for Creating Memorable and Compelling Characters
• 94 Ideas for Writing Vivid and Evocative Descriptions and Settings
• 138 Ideas for Writing Dazzling and Authentic Dialogue
• 109 Ideas for Writing Better and More Dramatic Plots
• 81 Ideas for Adding Strength and Structure to Your Writing
• 21 Ideas for Identifying and Strengthening Themesin Your Writing

• 394 Ideas for Fiction Writers: Create Unique, Compelling and Successful Stories Faster and Easier than Ever Before
• 192 Essential and Inspiring Ideas for Writing Bestselling Novels
• 87 Creativity-Boosting Ideas for Budding Screenwriters
• 65 Curtain-Raising Ideas for Writing Your First Stage Play
• 234 Easy Ideas for Successful Short Stories You Can Sell
• 125 Ready-to-Use Storylines to Instantly Inspire Writers

• 117 Painless, Efficient and Awesome Ideas for Editing and Strengthening Your Writing
• 218 Innovative and Inspiring Ways to Find Writing Ideas
• 128 Simple, Practical and Indispensable Ideas for Getting Your Writing Published
• 30 Confidence-Boosting Ideas for Overcoming Rejection and Getting Published
• 75 Money-Spinning Ideas for Self-Publishing and Marketing Your Writing
• 143 Smashing Ideas for Crushing Your Writers Block
• 159 Creative and Inspiring Ideas for Writers

• 201 Imaginative and Inspiring Ideas for Childrens Writers
• 73 Creative and Inspiring Ideas for Young Adult/Teen Writers
• 301 Cut-Out-and-Keep Ideas for Writing Magazine Articles
• 160 Creative and Inspiring Ideas for Nonfiction Writers
• 125 Essential and Vers(e)atile Ideas for Writing Poetry
• 75 Worldly-Wise Ideas for Travel Writers

Welcome, science fiction writers!

Within this book youll find more than 122 powerful, down-to-earth ideas to inspire stories, scenes, characters, situations, locations and more. Weve even given you some instant, ready-made storylines that you can base your own scenes and stories on.

Youll also find plenty of insider tips and expert advice to help you improve your writing, write faster, get your work published, and much more.

Youre welcome to use these ideas exactly as weve written them, or you can adapt them in any way that you wish. For example, you could use them as a starting point for your own ideas, and let your imagination wander. That could lead to your own cast of unique and individual characters, brand new stories, and all sorts of interesting and exotic locations to thrill your readers.

Although the ideas generally refer to the hero and villain as male, that neednt be the case. They would work equally well (or perhaps ever better) if either or both characters were female.

Dont forget to check out the other books in this series. We have tons of great ideas to help you improve your writing skills and craft, edit your work, sell and market it, overcome writers block and rejection, find a publisher, or publish your books yourself, and much more.

The science fiction genre spans multiple sub-genres. If youre interested in writing steampunk or alternative history stories, for example, youll definitely want to have a look at our collection of historical ideas. On the other hand, if sci-fi comedies are more your cup of tea, we have plenty of comedy ideas too. Or how about sci-fi fantasies? We have a terrific collection of fantasy ideas. Sci-fi romance? Or Sci-fi horror? We have collections for those too! And our collection of travel ideas might be just the thing if you want to set your stories in foreign lands.

The science fiction genre is huge and wonderfully versatile. You can combine the ideas in this book with those from any of the other genres. And that will give you an endless, unlimited supply of brilliant ideas for fresh new characters and intriguing and unusual plots that will leave your readers wanting more.

And thats a good thing, because not only is science fiction one of the most popular genres in the world, but the novels that sell best are the ones that form part of a series. So the more ideas you have, the more books you can write and the more money you can make!

Good luck!

And happy, successful, and profitable writing!

What were the world and humankind like a million years ago? Its easy enough to find out and compare it with where we are today; the information is widely available. And given that knowledge, you could make a reasonable attempt at doing the same thing going forward. Can you work out what the Earth and its people might be like one million years in the future?

Once youve come up with a rough idea, play with it and refine it for a while. And then you can write some everyday adventures about the people living in that time. You should automatically end up with a great science fiction story every time. And you should also be able to turn this into an extensive series.

There are plenty of great adventure stories set in the present day or recent past that you can borrow the plots from. Choose one of the all-time bestselling adventure novels, for example, and adapt that. Youll obviously need to replace the characters with your own. But apart from that, as long as you know your imagined future world and its people well enough, the story should practically write itself.

Most of the focus will be on the future world and how it differs from our own. Your characters will probably handle the problems they encounter in entirely different ways to those in the original story. And thats what will make your retelling of it unique.

Lets invent a new material. How about a type of glass that lets objects and perhaps even people pass through it in one direction but not the other? In fact, it might be completely invisible from one side and behave like a hole, yet its solid from the other side. What could you do with it?

Initially, it might be put to harmless uses a humane mousetrap for example. The lid of the box is invisible, and things can pass through it. But once inside, the mouse cant get out again.

But it could have more sinister uses too. What if a villain replaced the door of a building with it? Anyone entering the building would be trapped inside. He might even lure them in with a sign that reads Free Money. But why would he want to trap people? What does he intend doing with them? The police could use a similar technique for trapping villains, of course.