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Writing hard science fiction...with poetic beauty

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  • description: Hard SF begins in the realm of pure logic, extrapolating scientific ideas into credible near futures. But the greatest Hard SF by writers like Arthur C Clarke, Ursula Le Guin and William Gibson weaves stories of poetic beauty. 00:00 Writing Hard SF 01:38 The problem with Hard SF 03:51 Thinking about thinking 06:39 What is Hard SF? 10:51 Hard SF : Ideas 12:27 4 stages of ideation 20:23 Hard SF : Toolkit 22:30 Toolkit ONE - Character 26:26 Toolkit TWO - Structure 29:24 Toolkit THREE - Novum 32:10 Toolkit FOUR - Metaphor 34:14 Toolkit FIVE - Symbol 37:05 Toolkit SIX - Subtext 40:52 Toolkit SEVEN - Allegory 43:54 Toolkit EIGHT - Myth 49:08 Toolkit NINE - Theme 50:38 Toolkit TEN - Emotion Follow the the Science Fiction podcast and become a member https://damiengwalter.com/podcast/ Join the discussion on the Science Fiction community https://www.facebook.com/groups/324897304599197 Read the classic of hard SF https://amzn.to/3jJNWCb
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