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Stoicpeace He/Him KWAB  1yr ago (image post) 450 thread views #151053

I think all the sci-fi books nerds obsess over (like Starship troopers, Dune, etc...) are boring. It's much better to just read their plot synopsis on wikipedia and the lore shit on wiki articles:marsey57:

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I’ve never been big on books that are 90% world building which happens to be most scifi books. I’d prefer the magic or technology to be a way to have the characters react or reflect.

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I’ve never been big on books that are 90% world building which happens to be most scifi books

I think a lot of sci-fi books would be better off if the authors considered world building to be something that's supposed to supplement story and themes instead of taking up bulk of the focus.

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You are correct. I want to write a sci-fi book about religion (Jesus has appeared on every alien planet) but I plan to spend exactly 0% of it world building and instead talking about the implications.

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I like weird religious stories, but it's a tricky niche because Christoids rarely want to be challenged, and atheists can't look past the sky daddy representation

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Hope I get a feee copy :marseyjam:

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>world building to be something that's supposed to supplement story and themes instead of taking up bulk of the focus.

Lord of the Ring fans BTFO. It would easily be half as many pages.

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