[Jess R. Plowman]

I often doubt whether I should really classify my WiP as science fiction – it absolutely is, technically, but I don’t really get into a lot of the tropes. I feel like from a marketing standpoint, I would let down a lot of the expectations that the most dedicated sci fi readers would be looking for.

My plot is largely literary, and I’ve also been really enjoying drawing heavily from western tropes. Think Cormac McCarthy in space (except not really, because I’m so so so far from that skill level. Goals, though, right?).

I want to be able to talk about God like its 1880s Kansas, but with the sense of yearning and progress that space provides. I have an agricultural research planet run by an interstellar version of NASA. The rest of the plot is just dealing with disaster and coming of age. Action sequences are at a minimum. The science in question is not particularly lofty or futuristic – crop genetics, not unlike research that you would see today. Maybe some clean energy advancements. A vactrain in disrepair. There’s whispers of better tech on other planets, but this is the frontier.

I guess what I’m saying is that this is going to be a nightmare to market if the time ever comes. But is it a good or bad idea to press it as sci fi?

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[Rose]

@toljamedia

So, I don’t have much/any advice on the publishing front, but I just had to pop in and comment!

I want to be able to talk about God like its 1880s Kansas, but with the sense of yearning and progress that space provides. I have an agricultural research planet run by an interstellar version of NASA. The rest of the plot is just dealing with disaster and coming of age. Action sequences are at a minimum. The science in question is not particularly lofty or futuristic – crop genetics, not unlike research that you would see today. Maybe some clean energy advancements. A vactrain in disrepair. There’s whispers of better tech on other planets, but this is the frontier.

I LOVE that concept! I love sci-fi, but I’m seldom interested in the Star Wars/Star Trek version of it, where it’s basically just action sequences and tech I don’t understand.

I would love that story so much, the whole idea of a smaller-scale sci-fi story with a western twist is fascinating! Smaller-scale sci-fi is a sorely lacking genre!

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[Jess R. Plowman]

@rose-colored-fancy just hearing “I like sci fi and I like that idea” is actually a great encouragement for what I’m trying to figure out lol. Thanks so much!

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