[ SECRET POST #2380 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2380 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Who cares if it's inaccurate? Come on! It's science fiction. It doesn't have to be about hard-nosed scientific rigor or anything like that. Make up something that's inaccurate. As long as it works, it really doesn't matter. I mean, for Pete's sake, there's enough scifi series with faster-than-light travel already.

Seriously, though. Hard SF is not the only kind of SF or the only legitimate SF in existence. So don't worry about it if your science fiction doesn't fit into those strictures.

[queerwolf]

This. Write what you want, OP. There is a whole range of sci-fi out there and you'll fit in somewhere.

[(Anonymous)]

I care if it's inaccurate because you can't believe how much old wives tales are being passed around as fact in sci-fi. Like there are people who actually think that we use only 10% of our brains and the rest of the organ is just useless goo because that little myth has popped up in every other sci-fi movie and show. (For example in Heroes and Fringe.)

[(Anonymous)]

I feel like that's more of a problem with "bad, unoriginal writing" than scientific inaccuracy as such.

I definitely don't think that the logical conclusion here is "Old wives tales are bad, therefore all science fiction must be rigorously researched."

[(Anonymous)]

Neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerd!

LOOKING AT YOU, LIMITLESS

[tyger66]

Ugh that 10% of the brain thing pisses me off so much. Especially when that's used as a MAIN FUCKING PLOT POINT.

[writerserenyty]

This; I mean, to be fair there's a lot of people in the SF fandom that JUST want Hard SF where everything's explained and firmly based in science. But if you're writing fanfic for a sci-fi fandom, write what you want.

[(Anonymous)]

There are those people, yeah. But I see no reason to let them define what the entirety of SF is. Write what you want, not just for fanfic, but at all times. Read and write whatever kind of science fiction you want, because as far as I can tell, no one died and made those people the kings of science fiction.

[writerserenyty]

Exactly. :) I personally like more character-driven fantasy and sci-fi, and don't care too much for hard SF. Like what you like, write what you like.

[(Anonymous)]

Sadly? Try some of the smaller fandoms like Thunderbirds. The BNFs will jump all the hell over you if you get even the slightest scifi thing wrong, like whether or not the hatch is on the left or right of the pilot's chair in the machines. They have people involved who are actual rocket scientists, so if you didn't consult them on it, they will dismiss you flat out as a terrible writer who obviously doesn't care about the craft. It's crazy.

So I'm totally with you, OP.