How to Write Sci-Fi – 8

Posted by on Apr 4, 2026 in Blog

My latest on How to Write Sci-Fi – 8.

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Continuing my series of posts on how to write fiction with special emphasis on science fiction since that is what I write.

TROPES. Good writers don’t use tropes. These are off-the-shelf situations or characters that have been so overused that they have become unbelievable or tiresome to most readers. If you have seen it more than once before, it probably qualifies as a trope. TV commercials are awash in tropes, as are most Hollywood movies because it is easier to sell stereotypes than originality….

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