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Jul. 13th, 2012 15:15Science Fiction Writing Tip #2: The answer to "Has this idea been used?" is almost always "Yes; probably 20 to 2,000 years before you think it possibly could have been."
Jul. 13th, 2012
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Jul. 13th, 2012 20:50Science Fiction Writing Tip 3: Check to be certain the things you assume won't change in the future haven't already changed.
Yes, I know. It's obvious that the music popular with high school kids in your time will be popular decades and centuries from now. That political parties will still have exactly the same platforms. That people will drink the same alcoholic beverages, eat the same foods, watch the same TV programs Americans have watched for centuries. And, of course, that none of these things have changed during your lifetime.
But humor me, and check.
Yes, I know. It's obvious that the music popular with high school kids in your time will be popular decades and centuries from now. That political parties will still have exactly the same platforms. That people will drink the same alcoholic beverages, eat the same foods, watch the same TV programs Americans have watched for centuries. And, of course, that none of these things have changed during your lifetime.
But humor me, and check.