Writer's Block Daily

I've always been under the impression that no one really believed it was plausible for Alpha Centauri to have a habitable planet anyway.

They weren't, or rather, still aren't sure. Binary star systems can possible cause wacky things for planets. But no one can say anything for certain.

^ Especially since some things in fiction pertaining to multiple star systems were proven right. For instance the twin suns of Tatooine is at least somewhat correct.

And technically, Alpha Centauri has three stars.

Only if Proxima is confirmed to be orbiting the two. As far as present evidence is concerned it's merely in the neighborhood.

Is it bad to begin wrapping up one of the central themes of your story half-way through it?

On another note, is it bad to leave a central theme unresolved if it's a series of a books or is that pretty standard?

edited 17th Oct '12 9:21:31 PM by Vyctorian

H'm, I confess to being unsure, especially without any context as to plot or the nature of the themes in question.

However, themes needn't always be "resolved"—sometimes they can just sort of be there. On the other hand, I can understand how the resolution of a theme can help with the conclusion of a story's emotional arc, so the short answer is that it depends.

Orbital distance for most binaries is far enough that it wouldn't really matter.

Also KC made the Alpha Centauri reference before I could.

Lera: Ha, wow! Congratulations!

Tera: Do not even think about putting Avatar and SMAC in the same category Probably because the Alpha Centauri system is both plausibly sun-like and relatively accessible without FTL travel, which combined are basically the bare minimal requirements for a setting to be considered 'hard SF' much of the time.

6445 words now. Less than 1500 words to go.

Somehow I've started writing a Cattlepunk or Weird West story.

Either way, it's the Wild West with talking horses and maybe a bit of fantasy feudalism.

I'm trying to personify Leo, and for some reason, I think I'd have an easier time doing that if I made the character a girl (I have an easier time writing girls for reasons unbeknownst to me), but I was planning on having Leo be a boy in the story...

Mind you, at this point in the process, I could easily change my plans.

6115. The padding is gone. Now comes the cutting of actual scenes.

Stop itching feet! I'm trying to write!

I wrote moar words.

The end is nigh.

5871 words. VICTORY IS NIGH

It is so weird that I am glad to actively subtract a bunch of words.

Can you give us a glimpse later on how you manage to cut all those words?

By the way, this afternoon, I'm racing my last cross-country meet of the season! Wish me luck!

Meanwhile, enjoy the linked writing articles.

edited 19th Oct '12 7:20:34 AM by chihuahua0

Good luck on your race!

I suppose I can give a rundown, but what exactly are you asking for? A few tips, a comparison of an original page to the same finished one? Just a description of my process?

I've been lurking for ages. Figured it wouldn't hurt to speak up now and then. So hello.

Welcome to the forums, Leung. It's a bit slow around here around this time of day.

I've got to get some eyes on my drafts so I can improve on them before deadlines. Where can I put them up on the internet to link people to them?

Oh, look, it's San.

Welcome to the forum.

I honestly feel that world-building is much more fun than any other aspect of writing fantasy. I wish there existed a market for world-building by itself. I want to make money off the settings I design!

So I just finished playing 007: Blood Stone.

Now I want my work to include lots of car chases, even though they wouldn't fit thematically.

Have you ever thought of looking at game design?