

What kind of star drive will you use to get around? What will you call your hand-held weapon? What will you call your currency?Īll these questions serve to enrich your universe, and drag the readers back for more, so take a look at my process and see what it can do for yours. To get there, I routinely walk through a complicated process that touches on all the ways I want THIS space opera universe to be different from the others I have written, as well as unique aspects that will drive the story. Readers have grown sophisticated (read: jaded) and will pick things apart for the slightest things.įurther, as my mentors remind me, your science fiction requires setting more than any other genre.

It takes more than just moxie to write good space opera these days. The Chronicles of Jessica Keller – Complete.Do NOT remove this page or edit it except to change template.
