What Makes Great Science Fiction?
I think the best science fiction stories are jarring. They wake us up and show us to ourselves.
I think the best science fiction stories are jarring. They wake us up and show us to ourselves.
It’s been an intense journey, with many hills and valleys, but the past five years of writing my novel have brought some hard-won lessons.
Science fiction is a mirror and a lens that allows us to see ourselves with clarity and insight.
Let’s talk a little bit about what I like to call the Mad Scientist Plot Line or Narrative Arc. I outlined this particular series of events in my post on The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.