Post by account_disabled on Jan 1, 2024 2:58:21 GMT -5
Franklin taught us how to write science fiction stories: He talked about applying our imagination to what happened in the past, to our present, to a possible future, and to some alternate universe. Science fiction is therefore imagining a possible version of all this, of any moment on the time line, or rather on the space-time line. Science fiction applied to the past : it exists. It's called “Steampunk”, for example. Some of you know him, others have heard of him. For the rest, I'll briefly explain what it is: a subgenre of science fiction inspired by the 19th century with technology based on steam engines.
A possible past of our history. The science fiction of the present : I haven't read any so far, but the gist is the same, finding a different, possible version of our present. For example, hypothesize a 2016 in which lunar colonies or interstellar travel exist. In comics, if you think about it, there is a literature of alternative presents: superhero literature. Setting a Superman or X-Men story in today's Special Data world means making science fiction applied to the present. Science fiction as an exploration of the future : the one we are used to reading, perhaps therefore the most frequent, but I don't think the easiest to write. In the science fiction novel I'm trying to write there are two societies far into the future and this is taking me quite a bit of effort.
The science fiction of alternative realities : if you want to learn more, read the theories of the multiverse. I read an essay by Brian Greene some time ago, The Hidden Reality. Parallel universes and profound laws of the cosmos , which literally opened a world to me. Indeed many, infinite worlds. As a film we can mention Sliding Doors , for novels there is certainly 1Q84 by Murakami , but also the Dark Tower series by Stephen King, for the television series Doctor Who . The macro-history of man in the cosmic context The more I read this definition, the more I like it. Because the true meaning of scientific narrative is contained therein. This definition alone is enough as a guide to embark on the path of a science fiction writer.
A possible past of our history. The science fiction of the present : I haven't read any so far, but the gist is the same, finding a different, possible version of our present. For example, hypothesize a 2016 in which lunar colonies or interstellar travel exist. In comics, if you think about it, there is a literature of alternative presents: superhero literature. Setting a Superman or X-Men story in today's Special Data world means making science fiction applied to the present. Science fiction as an exploration of the future : the one we are used to reading, perhaps therefore the most frequent, but I don't think the easiest to write. In the science fiction novel I'm trying to write there are two societies far into the future and this is taking me quite a bit of effort.
The science fiction of alternative realities : if you want to learn more, read the theories of the multiverse. I read an essay by Brian Greene some time ago, The Hidden Reality. Parallel universes and profound laws of the cosmos , which literally opened a world to me. Indeed many, infinite worlds. As a film we can mention Sliding Doors , for novels there is certainly 1Q84 by Murakami , but also the Dark Tower series by Stephen King, for the television series Doctor Who . The macro-history of man in the cosmic context The more I read this definition, the more I like it. Because the true meaning of scientific narrative is contained therein. This definition alone is enough as a guide to embark on the path of a science fiction writer.