Soft science fiction or soft sci fi is a genre that consists of scientific or futuristic elements, but does not delve deep into the technical details of the science. Soft sci fi puts more focus on psychology, society/culture, and politics and less on math, engineering, biology, etc.
Hard Science Fiction exists within the realm of scientific possibility. Hard SF is usually written by real-life scientists/engineers and often features...
Although there were some earlier glimmers, Science Fiction (SF) began with the development of modern science in the industrial and scientific revolutions of the early 1800s. Many scholars credit Marty Shelley’s Frankenstein in 1818 to be the first true SF novel.
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Writing Worksheet – Geography (PDF) This 4-page worksheet will be most useful to science-fiction and fantasy writers, but even if you’re writing within the confines of “our” world, it’s worth giving geography some thought. Most of history and politics is influenced by people’s need to gather and guard the natural resources that they collect from the earth,…
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