If you think science fiction books are not your cup of tea, then please think again and read this article. Among the myriad science fiction novels written, most of them are not worth remembering or even reading. But a few of them will stay in our collective memories as genial works of literature. Maybe one day science fiction will receive as much credentials as “normal” literature.
Amid the best SF books available, there is a genre which draws my attention. This genre is comical SF. Humor is a virtue that touches everybody. According to philosopher Henri Bergson, laughing is the only quality that distinguishes humans from animals. As humor has a universal appeal, one may not especially enjoy science fiction stories, but might well enjoy these very funny and immensely genial masterworks.
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For any sort of writing whether its speeches, articles, books, fantasy ebooks, role playing sessions, storylines for computer games or films anything at all essentially, it helps to create an active and detailed environment that is portrayed in your works. But this in itself can be a stumbling block for many writers as where do we draw our inspiration from not only for the content of what we are writing about but also for the smaller details, the characters, items and even settings? I have found a great variety of sources to be very useful in helping to stimulate my mind and passion for what I was writing about.
To get the easy one out of the way first up; other books and movies, and I’m sure that this is no big surprise to anyone, can provide you with a mountain of inspiration for characters, plot developments, atmosphere or settings. The key here as always is make it your own so it’s easiest to work with the emotions that what you are watching or reading gives you. Thus when I am watching a film, what I really concentrate on is the feelings that it gives me and then replicate those feelings in my own works rather than plagiarising what I am seeing.
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Science fiction, on the whole, has captivated movie-goers, novel readers, and television enthusiasts equally for generations. While many people would classify sci-fi itself as a genre, there is much more to it than that. It is a very broad genre that truly is made up of a large variety of smaller sub genres. Often times, fans are classified and clustered into one large group with the same interests and tastes and that is simply not the case. Throughout television, literature, films, and even theater, this genre has become one of the most widespread yet varied forms of mass media today.
Another misconception is that it is based on fantasy. Fantasy and science fiction are closely tied, but there is a main difference between the two. Producers always finds a way to justify the storyline or interactions between characters in a scientific way that makes the story plausible. On the other hand, fantasy media portrays impossible situations with no set explanation. Fantasy just allows your imagination to run free. Science fiction always gives you an explanation which lets you believe more in the story and focus more on the plot rather than question the seemingly impossible aspects.
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