Tag: science fiction
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Why “Passengers” Would Have Made a Great Indie Movie (*SPOILERS)
Major spoilers for Passengers in this post! If you plan to see it, don’t read this yet! Yesterday I saw the movie Passengers. It looked like a popcorn sci-fi flick about two people (Chris Pratt’s Jim and Jennifer Lawrence’s Aurora) who awake from hibernation sleep on a 120-year ride to a new planet. The trouble is that…
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How a Linguist Saves the World in “Arrival” (*Minor Spoilers)
Over the weekend I saw the movie Arrival, starring Amy Adams as a linguist who essentially saves the world from itself. *Minor spoilers, not major ones, to follow. :)
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My Biggest Worldbuilding Inspirations
Like a lot of writers, I draw inspiration from many of my favorite creative works. Since I’m currently writing a science fiction novel, some of my biggest sources of inspiration are other science fiction works — but not always books. Anything with great worldbuilding is a candidate. The smallest detail can spark a new idea. It’s never…