Writing Ideas - New Novel, part 416, Characters Applying Creativity and Entertainment in Scenes Developing the Rising Action

31 May 2015, Writing Ideas - New Novel, part 416, Characters Applying Creativity and Entertainment in Scenes Developing the Rising Action

Announcement: Delay, my new novels can be seen on the internet, but the publisher has delayed all their fiction output due to the economy.  I'll keep you informed.  More information can be found at www.ancientlight.com.  Check out my novels--I think you'll really enjoy them.

Introduction: I wrote the novel Aksinya: Enchantment and the Daemon. This was my 21st novel and through this blog, I gave you the entire novel in installments that included commentary on the writing. In the commentary, in addition to other general information on writing, I explained, how the novel was constructed, the metaphors and symbols in it, the writing techniques and tricks I used, and the way I built the scenes. You can look back through this blog and read the entire novel beginning with http://www.pilotlion.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-novel-part-3-girl-and-demon.html.

I'm using this novel as an example of how I produce, market, and eventually (we hope) get a novel published. I'll keep you informed along the way.

Today's Blog: To see the steps in the publication process, visit my writing website http://www.ldalford.com/ and select "production schedule," you will be sent to http://www.sisteroflight.com/.

The four plus one basic rules I employ when writing:

1. Don't confuse your readers.
2. Entertain your readers.
3. Ground your readers in the writing.
4. Don't show (or tell) everything.
5. Immerse yourself in the world of your writing.

All novels have five discrete parts:
1.  The initial scene (the beginning)
2.  The rising action
3.  The climax
4.  The falling action
5.  The dénouement

The theme statement of my 25th novel, working title, Escape, is this: a girl in a fascist island nation will do anything to escape--a young cargo shuttle pilot not following the rules crashes on the island.

Here is the cover proposal for Lilly: Enchantment and the Computer.  Lilly is my 24th novel.

Cover Proposal

The most important scene in any novel is the initial scene, but eventually, you have to move to the rising action.  I've just started on the next major run-through of my novel, Escape.

I'm an advocate of using the/a scene input/output method to drive the rising action--in fact, to write any novel. 

Scene development:
1.  Scene input (easy)
2.  Scene output (a little harder)
3.  Scene setting (basic stuff)
4.  Creativity (creative elements of the scene)
5.  Tension (development of creative elements to build excitement)
6.  Release (climax of creative elements)

I can immediately discern three ways to invoke creativity:

1.  History extrapolation
2.  Technological extrapolation
3.  Intellectual extrapolation

Creativity is like an extrapolation of what has been.  It is a reflection of something new created with ties to the history, science, and logic (the intellect).  Creativity requires consuming, thinking, and producing. 

Let's loo a little deeper into characters and creativity.  I was describing for you the characteristics of the character I am developing for a potential new novel.  The creativity in designing the character is related directly to taking an old idea and making it new.  The old idea I'm borrowing is a shape-shifter.  My shape-shifter happens to be a little different.  She will get her skills from a source other than a typical curse--she may be cursed, but not in the werewolf sense.  She will be very different from my regular characters, but with her, I will be able to explore an idea I haven't before.  I always look at the dark underside of my characters and then give them space to be redeemed.  The same will be true of this character. 

Demons lurk in the hearts and minds of every person.  Everyone is potentially a homicidal maniac.  Everyone is potentially a murderer or a thief.  Everyone is potentially an evil person.  What keeps all this evil in check?  The obvious answer to me is first a person's strength of will and self-control.  Second, their religious faith (that is considering a moralistic and ethical religion).  Third, their culture.  Fourth, their fear of punishment.  I write often about control of desires and strength of will.  I just finished a book, Escape, where the characters didn't show much self control about certain things.  In this new character, I want a demon to rage in her soul that she will learn to control going backwards through the four means of control.  This character will learn to control herself and her power--and she has a great and dangerous power.  The creativity is in taking common human issues and characteristics and looking at them in a new way. 

More tomorrow.

For more information, you can visit my author site http://www.ldalford.com/, and my individual novel websites:

http://www.ancientlight.com/
http://www.aegyptnovel.com/
http://www.centurionnovel.com
http://www.thesecondmission.com/
http://www.theendofhonor.com/
http://www.thefoxshonor.com
http://www.aseasonofhonor.com  

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Writing Ideas - New Novel, part 415, Past Applying Creativity and Entertainment in Scenes Developing the Rising Action

30 May 2015, Writing Ideas - New Novel, part 415, Past Applying Creativity and Entertainment in Scenes Developing the Rising Action

Announcement: Delay, my new novels can be seen on the internet, but the publisher has delayed all their fiction output due to the economy.  I'll keep you informed.  More information can be found at www.ancientlight.com.  Check out my novels--I think you'll really enjoy them.

Introduction: I wrote the novel Aksinya: Enchantment and the Daemon. This was my 21st novel and through this blog, I gave you the entire novel in installments that included commentary on the writing. In the commentary, in addition to other general information on writing, I explained, how the novel was constructed, the metaphors and symbols in it, the writing techniques and tricks I used, and the way I built the scenes. You can look back through this blog and read the entire novel beginning with http://www.pilotlion.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-novel-part-3-girl-and-demon.html.

I'm using this novel as an example of how I produce, market, and eventually (we hope) get a novel published. I'll keep you informed along the way.

Today's Blog: To see the steps in the publication process, visit my writing website http://www.ldalford.com/ and select "production schedule," you will be sent to http://www.sisteroflight.com/.

The four plus one basic rules I employ when writing:

1. Don't confuse your readers.
2. Entertain your readers.
3. Ground your readers in the writing.
4. Don't show (or tell) everything.
5. Immerse yourself in the world of your writing.

All novels have five discrete parts:
1.  The initial scene (the beginning)
2.  The rising action
3.  The climax
4.  The falling action
5.  The dénouement

The theme statement of my 25th novel, working title, Escape, is this: a girl in a fascist island nation will do anything to escape--a young cargo shuttle pilot not following the rules crashes on the island.

Here is the cover proposal for Lilly: Enchantment and the Computer.  Lilly is my 24th novel.

Cover Proposal

The most important scene in any novel is the initial scene, but eventually, you have to move to the rising action.  I've just started on the next major run-through of my novel, Escape.

I'm an advocate of using the/a scene input/output method to drive the rising action--in fact, to write any novel. 

Scene development:
1.  Scene input (easy)
2.  Scene output (a little harder)
3.  Scene setting (basic stuff)
4.  Creativity (creative elements of the scene)
5.  Tension (development of creative elements to build excitement)
6.  Release (climax of creative elements)

I can immediately discern three ways to invoke creativity:

1.  History extrapolation
2.  Technological extrapolation
3.  Intellectual extrapolation

Creativity is like an extrapolation of what has been.  It is a reflection of something new created with ties to the history, science, and logic (the intellect).  Creativity requires consuming, thinking, and producing. 

Look at the three means to invoke creativity.  I was describing an entirely new novel.  To build the creativity in it (and the source of the creativity) comes out of history, technology (science), and logic.  The basic idea is an old one--werewolf, shape-shifter, witch, you get it.  I want to take the shape-shifter idea (it fits into my motif) from the past and make some changes to it.  First, my shape-shifter will be a woman.  Second, she will be a shape-shifter due to her own magical skills and background--no, she wasn't bitten by a werewolf.  No werewolves in this novel.  She will be able to change into a cat under duress.  I also want her to be an abused character and one who isn't educated or supper bright.  As one of her keepers will say about her: she's a brilliant cat, but a stupid human.  The point is that she will realize her own shortcomings.  She will be a person who has always had those short comings thrown in her face, but she understands that she isn't supper bright.  I haven't tackled this kid of character before.  Most people think they are super smart.  Super smart people, know they are and do something with it--they don't go around telling you how smart they are.  They don't have anything to prove. 

My shape shifter will be slightly slow, pitiful, nice, dangerous, self-sufficient, desiring help, but not knowing how to ask.  This in itself produces enormous creativity for me.  I can imagine already many of the situations I will set up in the novel.  The circumstances are enormous.  The opportunities for misunderstanding, for shallow and large insults, for mistakes, for problems.  Can you imagine the cat girl wanting to make tea for the first time.  Can you imagine when she is called stupid by someone.  Can you imagine when she first begins to speak and open up.  Can you see her seeking help but without the vocabulary or the words or the mind to express it.  I will not make her a moronic character, but like many people today who want more from life but need some help and direction.  She will be a hard worker who wants something important to do.     

More tomorrow.

For more information, you can visit my author site http://www.ldalford.com/, and my individual novel websites:

http://www.ancientlight.com/
http://www.aegyptnovel.com/
http://www.centurionnovel.com
http://www.thesecondmission.com/
http://www.theendofhonor.com/
http://www.thefoxshonor.com
http://www.aseasonofhonor.com  

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Writing Ideas - New Novel, part 414, more Applying Creativity and Entertainment in Scenes Developing the Rising Action

29 May 2015, Writing Ideas - New Novel, part 414, more Applying Creativity and Entertainment in Scenes Developing the Rising Action

Announcement: Delay, my new novels can be seen on the internet, but the publisher has delayed all their fiction output due to the economy.  I'll keep you informed.  More information can be found at www.ancientlight.com.  Check out my novels--I think you'll really enjoy them.

Introduction: I wrote the novel Aksinya: Enchantment and the Daemon. This was my 21st novel and through this blog, I gave you the entire novel in installments that included commentary on the writing. In the commentary, in addition to other general information on writing, I explained, how the novel was constructed, the metaphors and symbols in it, the writing techniques and tricks I used, and the way I built the scenes. You can look back through this blog and read the entire novel beginning with http://www.pilotlion.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-novel-part-3-girl-and-demon.html.

I'm using this novel as an example of how I produce, market, and eventually (we hope) get a novel published. I'll keep you informed along the way.

Today's Blog: To see the steps in the publication process, visit my writing website http://www.ldalford.com/ and select "production schedule," you will be sent to http://www.sisteroflight.com/.

The four plus one basic rules I employ when writing:

1. Don't confuse your readers.
2. Entertain your readers.
3. Ground your readers in the writing.
4. Don't show (or tell) everything.
5. Immerse yourself in the world of your writing.

All novels have five discrete parts:
1.  The initial scene (the beginning)
2.  The rising action
3.  The climax
4.  The falling action
5.  The dénouement

The theme statement of my 25th novel, working title, Escape, is this: a girl in a fascist island nation will do anything to escape--a young cargo shuttle pilot not following the rules crashes on the island.

Here is the cover proposal for Lilly: Enchantment and the Computer.  Lilly is my 24th novel.

Cover Proposal

The most important scene in any novel is the initial scene, but eventually, you have to move to the rising action.  I've just started on the next major run-through of my novel, Escape.

I'm an advocate of using the/a scene input/output method to drive the rising action--in fact, to write any novel. 

Scene development:
1.  Scene input (easy)
2.  Scene output (a little harder)
3.  Scene setting (basic stuff)
4.  Creativity (creative elements of the scene)
5.  Tension (development of creative elements to build excitement)
6.  Release (climax of creative elements)

I can immediately discern three ways to invoke creativity:

1.  History extrapolation
2.  Technological extrapolation
3.  Intellectual extrapolation

Creativity is like an extrapolation of what has been.  It is a reflection of something new created with ties to the history, science, and logic (the intellect).  Creativity requires consuming, thinking, and producing. 

How do you get creative ideas from experience and knowledge?  I'm percolating an idea for a new novel.  I don't want to start writing it immediately because I have some editing and marketing materials to work on.  I already have an idea for the initial scene, and I'm putting together scenes in my mind that will be creative and exciting.  I have loosely designed the theme for this novel: an abused shape-changer is caught by the widow Mrs. Lyons and redeemed.  I haven't fully rounded out the theme, but I'm working on the characters.  I already have Mrs. Lyons, but she has aged since I last used her and her husband is dead.  The question is where did the idea come from?

Whether you think this is a good or a bad idea, I'm not copying the vampire stuff. I've been writing a series of novels about the unredeemable.  I wrote about a goddess, a demigoddess, a vampire, a girl who called a demon (sorceress), and a computer geek who becomes a goddess.  I wanted to write about a witch, but I kind of shifted the idea to a shape-changer.  I was intrigue with the idea of the bear-man in the Hobbit, but I wanted to put my own spin on the idea.  I built a picture for the initial scene--in this picture, I see a young woman (the shape-changer) who is raiding a country house pantry.  The house happens to be that of Mrs. Lyons who retired there from London after her husband left the organization.  Mrs. Lyons is an old woman, but she isn't helpless in any way.  I originally saw her as blind or becoming blind.  I may keep the becoming blind. 

In using a shape-changing human, I am holding to the current theme ideas of my "Enchantment" series of novels.  I have also been reusing some of the characters from my other novels--especially the Ancient Light novels.  I wanted to do that here.  I would especially like to have Valeska and Leila meet the main character of this new novel.  I wanted to do a changeup on the characters too.  Most of my characters are smart (too smart by half) and sophisticated.  I wanted to write a character who isn't that smart and doesn't think much of herself.  I wanted to write about a character who really is beaten down and needs to learn about life.  I also wanted a mystery--by telling you the main character is a shape-shifter, I've told you more than the reader will know through most of the novel.   

More tomorrow.

For more information, you can visit my author site http://www.ldalford.com/, and my individual novel websites:

http://www.ancientlight.com/
http://www.aegyptnovel.com/
http://www.centurionnovel.com
http://www.thesecondmission.com/
http://www.theendofhonor.com/
http://www.thefoxshonor.com
http://www.aseasonofhonor.com  

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Writing Ideas - New Novel, part 413, Applying Creativity and Entertainment in Scenes Developing the Rising Action

28 May 2015, Writing Ideas - New Novel, part 413, Applying Creativity and Entertainment in Scenes Developing the Rising Action

Announcement: Delay, my new novels can be seen on the internet, but the publisher has delayed all their fiction output due to the economy.  I'll keep you informed.  More information can be found at www.ancientlight.com.  Check out my novels--I think you'll really enjoy them.

Introduction: I wrote the novel Aksinya: Enchantment and the Daemon. This was my 21st novel and through this blog, I gave you the entire novel in installments that included commentary on the writing. In the commentary, in addition to other general information on writing, I explained, how the novel was constructed, the metaphors and symbols in it, the writing techniques and tricks I used, and the way I built the scenes. You can look back through this blog and read the entire novel beginning with http://www.pilotlion.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-novel-part-3-girl-and-demon.html.

I'm using this novel as an example of how I produce, market, and eventually (we hope) get a novel published. I'll keep you informed along the way.

Today's Blog: To see the steps in the publication process, visit my writing website http://www.ldalford.com/ and select "production schedule," you will be sent to http://www.sisteroflight.com/.

The four plus one basic rules I employ when writing:

1. Don't confuse your readers.
2. Entertain your readers.
3. Ground your readers in the writing.
4. Don't show (or tell) everything.
5. Immerse yourself in the world of your writing.

All novels have five discrete parts:
1.  The initial scene (the beginning)
2.  The rising action
3.  The climax
4.  The falling action
5.  The dénouement

The theme statement of my 25th novel, working title, Escape, is this: a girl in a fascist island nation will do anything to escape--a young cargo shuttle pilot not following the rules crashes on the island.

Here is the cover proposal for Lilly: Enchantment and the Computer.  Lilly is my 24th novel.

Cover Proposal

The most important scene in any novel is the initial scene, but eventually, you have to move to the rising action.  I've just started on the next major run-through of my novel, Escape.

I'm an advocate of using the/a scene input/output method to drive the rising action--in fact, to write any novel. 

Scene development:
1.  Scene input (easy)
2.  Scene output (a little harder)
3.  Scene setting (basic stuff)
4.  Creativity (creative elements of the scene)
5.  Tension (development of creative elements to build excitement)
6.  Release (climax of creative elements)

I can immediately discern three ways to invoke creativity:

1.  History extrapolation
2.  Technological extrapolation
3.  Intellectual extrapolation

Creativity is like an extrapolation of what has been.  It is a reflection of something new created with ties to the history, science, and logic (the intellect).  Creativity requires consuming, thinking, and producing. 

Inter-discipline means across more than one discipline.  The full scope of creativity isn't the application of creativity within a single area (discipline) but rather the application of a discipline in another area.  For example, the application of aeronautical science in novels. 

I'm giving you a direct example from my experience as a writer.  I am an acknowledged and trained expert in the military, aeronautical science, engineering, technical writing, flight test, flying, special missions, weapons, instructing, and chemistry.  I am studied in literature, Anglo Saxon, Greek, fiction writing, history, and computers.  I am professionally acknowledged as a novelist, educator, and aviator.  My creativity springs from the ability to take areas I am skilled in and apply them in other areas.  For example, I write aviation stories (essays) for www.wingsoverkanas.com and for Beechcraft.  My fiction is strongly based on my experiences in Europe as an aviator and a military officer.  My science fiction comes out of my aviation and military experiences. 

The creativity in my writing all comes out of my real life experiences and knowledge.  This reservoir of ideas and understanding is growing all the time.  You might ask: how do you get creative ideas from experience and knowledge? 

More tomorrow.

For more information, you can visit my author site http://www.ldalford.com/, and my individual novel websites:

http://www.ancientlight.com/
http://www.aegyptnovel.com/
http://www.centurionnovel.com
http://www.thesecondmission.com/
http://www.theendofhonor.com/
http://www.thefoxshonor.com
http://www.aseasonofhonor.com  

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Writing Ideas - New Novel, part 412, Building Ideas Producing Creativity and Entertainment in Scenes Developing the Rising Action

27 May 2015, Writing Ideas - New Novel, part 412, Building Ideas Producing Creativity and Entertainment in Scenes Developing the Rising Action

Announcement: Delay, my new novels can be seen on the internet, but the publisher has delayed all their fiction output due to the economy.  I'll keep you informed.  More information can be found at www.ancientlight.com.  Check out my novels--I think you'll really enjoy them.

Introduction: I wrote the novel Aksinya: Enchantment and the Daemon. This was my 21st novel and through this blog, I gave you the entire novel in installments that included commentary on the writing. In the commentary, in addition to other general information on writing, I explained, how the novel was constructed, the metaphors and symbols in it, the writing techniques and tricks I used, and the way I built the scenes. You can look back through this blog and read the entire novel beginning with http://www.pilotlion.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-novel-part-3-girl-and-demon.html.

I'm using this novel as an example of how I produce, market, and eventually (we hope) get a novel published. I'll keep you informed along the way.

Today's Blog: To see the steps in the publication process, visit my writing website http://www.ldalford.com/ and select "production schedule," you will be sent to http://www.sisteroflight.com/.

The four plus one basic rules I employ when writing:

1. Don't confuse your readers.
2. Entertain your readers.
3. Ground your readers in the writing.
4. Don't show (or tell) everything.
5. Immerse yourself in the world of your writing.

All novels have five discrete parts:
1.  The initial scene (the beginning)
2.  The rising action
3.  The climax
4.  The falling action
5.  The dénouement

The theme statement of my 25th novel, working title, Escape, is this: a girl in a fascist island nation will do anything to escape--a young cargo shuttle pilot not following the rules crashes on the island.

Here is the cover proposal for Lilly: Enchantment and the Computer.  Lilly is my 24th novel.

Cover Proposal

The most important scene in any novel is the initial scene, but eventually, you have to move to the rising action.  I've just started on the next major run-through of my novel, Escape.

I'm an advocate of using the/a scene input/output method to drive the rising action--in fact, to write any novel. 

Scene development:
1.  Scene input (easy)
2.  Scene output (a little harder)
3.  Scene setting (basic stuff)
4.  Creativity (creative elements of the scene)
5.  Tension (development of creative elements to build excitement)
6.  Release (climax of creative elements)

I can immediately discern three ways to invoke creativity:

1.  History extrapolation
2.  Technological extrapolation
3.  Intellectual extrapolation

Creativity is like an extrapolation of what has been.  It is a reflection of something new created with ties to the history, science, and logic (the intellect).  Creativity requires consuming, thinking, and producing. 

Creative ideas don't suddenly come flowing from any mind.  They can be built from a prepared mind.  The mistake of inexperience and youth is that creativity is a function of birth or accident.  It is neither.  An intelligent person who spends decades in study can teach themselves to be creative.  They should become creative as a matter of course. 

I think creativity comes primarily out of inter and not intra-discipline thinking.  Intra-discipline is thinking within a primary area.  I know that many great ideas come out of intra-discipline study and thinking.  However, these are the types of creative ideas you would expect.  For example, a person studies aeronautics for twenty years--you would expect creative ideas in aeronautics.  Many of these intra-discipline ideas will be based on evolution and not revolution.  So, what if you want revolution.  Or, what if you want super-creativity--for example, aeronautical ideas applied in non-aeronautical areas or solutions.  That is super creativity.  To get to super creativity requires inter-discipline thinking and study.

Inter-discipline means between disciplines.  In a corporate culture, you might get together experts in various fields to discuss unrelated or inter-related problems.  You would then hope for super creative solutions to pop up  by the interaction of the different disciplines.  By yourself, the problem is harder but easier.  Let's apply this inter-discipline  idea to the world of fiction. 

More tomorrow.

For more information, you can visit my author site http://www.ldalford.com/, and my individual novel websites:

http://www.ancientlight.com/
http://www.aegyptnovel.com/
http://www.centurionnovel.com
http://www.thesecondmission.com/
http://www.theendofhonor.com/
http://www.thefoxshonor.com
http://www.aseasonofhonor.com  

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Writing Ideas - New Novel, part 411, more Ideas Producing Creativity and Entertainment in Scenes Developing the Rising Action

26 May 2015, Writing Ideas - New Novel, part 411, more Ideas Producing Creativity and Entertainment in Scenes Developing the Rising Action

Announcement: Delay, my new novels can be seen on the internet, but the publisher has delayed all their fiction output due to the economy.  I'll keep you informed.  More information can be found at www.ancientlight.com.  Check out my novels--I think you'll really enjoy them.

Introduction: I wrote the novel Aksinya: Enchantment and the Daemon. This was my 21st novel and through this blog, I gave you the entire novel in installments that included commentary on the writing. In the commentary, in addition to other general information on writing, I explained, how the novel was constructed, the metaphors and symbols in it, the writing techniques and tricks I used, and the way I built the scenes. You can look back through this blog and read the entire novel beginning with http://www.pilotlion.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-novel-part-3-girl-and-demon.html.

I'm using this novel as an example of how I produce, market, and eventually (we hope) get a novel published. I'll keep you informed along the way.

Today's Blog: To see the steps in the publication process, visit my writing website http://www.ldalford.com/ and select "production schedule," you will be sent to http://www.sisteroflight.com/.

The four plus one basic rules I employ when writing:

1. Don't confuse your readers.
2. Entertain your readers.
3. Ground your readers in the writing.
4. Don't show (or tell) everything.
5. Immerse yourself in the world of your writing.

All novels have five discrete parts:
1.  The initial scene (the beginning)
2.  The rising action
3.  The climax
4.  The falling action
5.  The dénouement

The theme statement of my 25th novel, working title, Escape, is this: a girl in a fascist island nation will do anything to escape--a young cargo shuttle pilot not following the rules crashes on the island.

Here is the cover proposal for Lilly: Enchantment and the Computer.  Lilly is my 24th novel.

Cover Proposal

The most important scene in any novel is the initial scene, but eventually, you have to move to the rising action.  I've just started on the next major run-through of my novel, Escape.

I'm an advocate of using the/a scene input/output method to drive the rising action--in fact, to write any novel. 

Scene development:
1.  Scene input (easy)
2.  Scene output (a little harder)
3.  Scene setting (basic stuff)
4.  Creativity (creative elements of the scene)
5.  Tension (development of creative elements to build excitement)
6.  Release (climax of creative elements)

I can immediately discern three ways to invoke creativity:

1.  History extrapolation
2.  Technological extrapolation
3.  Intellectual extrapolation

Creativity is like an extrapolation of what has been.  It is a reflection of something new created with ties to the history, science, and logic (the intellect).  Creativity requires consuming, thinking, and producing. 

Creativity is work--didn't I already say that?  If you imagine that anyone can give you a magic equation to produce great (or any other) ideas, you just aren't thinking right.  I already wrote that you must spend years and hours in study if you want to be creative.  There really isn't a creative gene.  You have to desire to create more than you desire to do most everything.  Let's put it this way, if you are a TV addict, you need to use all that time you spend in front of the TV creating and studying.  If you are an outdoor enthusiast, you need to start spending time in creativity and study outdoors or bring it indoors.  Everything you currently do must change to ensure you are studying and thinking.  That is the only way you will nurture a creative mind.

You might say, I'm studying TV to write a script.  So study TV.  Studying TV doesn't mean watching TV.  Studying TV means reading scripts, studying scripts, and thinking about scripts.  Only then may you watch the actual show to see how the director made the script into a show.  After a few years of that, it means writing scripts.

The reality of creativity is this--if you think you can become a part time creator by being a part studier, you will never be a creator at all.  More on how to create.

More tomorrow.

For more information, you can visit my author site http://www.ldalford.com/, and my individual novel websites:

http://www.ancientlight.com/
http://www.aegyptnovel.com/
http://www.centurionnovel.com
http://www.thesecondmission.com/
http://www.theendofhonor.com/
http://www.thefoxshonor.com
http://www.aseasonofhonor.com  

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Writing Ideas - New Novel, part 410, Ideas Producing Creativity and Entertainment in Scenes Developing the Rising Action

25 May 2015, Writing Ideas - New Novel, part 410, Ideas Producing Creativity and Entertainment in Scenes Developing the Rising Action

Announcement: Delay, my new novels can be seen on the internet, but the publisher has delayed all their fiction output due to the economy.  I'll keep you informed.  More information can be found at www.ancientlight.com.  Check out my novels--I think you'll really enjoy them.

Introduction: I wrote the novel Aksinya: Enchantment and the Daemon. This was my 21st novel and through this blog, I gave you the entire novel in installments that included commentary on the writing. In the commentary, in addition to other general information on writing, I explained, how the novel was constructed, the metaphors and symbols in it, the writing techniques and tricks I used, and the way I built the scenes. You can look back through this blog and read the entire novel beginning with http://www.pilotlion.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-novel-part-3-girl-and-demon.html.

I'm using this novel as an example of how I produce, market, and eventually (we hope) get a novel published. I'll keep you informed along the way.

Today's Blog: To see the steps in the publication process, visit my writing website http://www.ldalford.com/ and select "production schedule," you will be sent to http://www.sisteroflight.com/.

The four plus one basic rules I employ when writing:

1. Don't confuse your readers.
2. Entertain your readers.
3. Ground your readers in the writing.
4. Don't show (or tell) everything.
5. Immerse yourself in the world of your writing.

All novels have five discrete parts:
1.  The initial scene (the beginning)
2.  The rising action
3.  The climax
4.  The falling action
5.  The dénouement

The theme statement of my 25th novel, working title, Escape, is this: a girl in a fascist island nation will do anything to escape--a young cargo shuttle pilot not following the rules crashes on the island.

Here is the cover proposal for Lilly: Enchantment and the Computer.  Lilly is my 24th novel.

Cover Proposal

The most important scene in any novel is the initial scene, but eventually, you have to move to the rising action.  I've just started on the next major run-through of my novel, Escape.

I'm an advocate of using the/a scene input/output method to drive the rising action--in fact, to write any novel. 

Scene development:
1.  Scene input (easy)
2.  Scene output (a little harder)
3.  Scene setting (basic stuff)
4.  Creativity (creative elements of the scene)
5.  Tension (development of creative elements to build excitement)
6.  Release (climax of creative elements)

I can immediately discern three ways to invoke creativity:

1.  History extrapolation
2.  Technological extrapolation
3.  Intellectual extrapolation

Creativity is like an extrapolation of what has been.  It is a reflection of something new created with ties to the history, science, and logic (the intellect).  Creativity requires consuming, thinking, and producing. 

How to generate ideas may be more pertinent to getting a novel length idea, but then again, maybe not.  All creative ideas come from the same process: consume, think, produce.  My experience tells me that most people don't spend enough time consuming (reading and study) and thinking to get to producing.  Many say, I just can't get any good ideas.  Or, I had one great idea, but it petered out.  As they say, with luck even a blind squirrel can find a nut.  You might stumble across one great idea in your life and make a fortune with it.  Unfortunately for you, that hasn't been my experience either.  Most creative people have lots and lots of ideas.  Some are great, some are lame, and some can be used to a purpose.  Usually creative people discard more ideas than they use. 

The real indicator to whether you have consumed and thought enough is that you are getting ideas.  You should keep a journal, like I do.  When you get an idea, jot it down.  If it is a good and usable idea, fluff it out.  If it fluffs nicely, produce something.  Until you've spent a few years in study, reading, and thinking, don't come whining to me that you don't have any great ideas.  If the ideas aren't in your brain now, you have to stuff them in. 

This still doesn't answer the question of generating ideas.  I'll get to that.

More tomorrow.

For more information, you can visit my author site http://www.ldalford.com/, and my individual novel websites:

http://www.ancientlight.com/
http://www.aegyptnovel.com/
http://www.centurionnovel.com
http://www.thesecondmission.com/
http://www.theendofhonor.com/
http://www.thefoxshonor.com
http://www.aseasonofhonor.com  

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Writing Ideas - New Novel, part 409, Producing Creativity and Entertainment in Scenes Developing the Rising Action

24 May 2015, Writing Ideas - New Novel, part 409, Producing Creativity and Entertainment in Scenes Developing the Rising Action

Announcement: Delay, my new novels can be seen on the internet, but the publisher has delayed all their fiction output due to the economy.  I'll keep you informed.  More information can be found at www.ancientlight.com.  Check out my novels--I think you'll really enjoy them.

Introduction: I wrote the novel Aksinya: Enchantment and the Daemon. This was my 21st novel and through this blog, I gave you the entire novel in installments that included commentary on the writing. In the commentary, in addition to other general information on writing, I explained, how the novel was constructed, the metaphors and symbols in it, the writing techniques and tricks I used, and the way I built the scenes. You can look back through this blog and read the entire novel beginning with http://www.pilotlion.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-novel-part-3-girl-and-demon.html.

I'm using this novel as an example of how I produce, market, and eventually (we hope) get a novel published. I'll keep you informed along the way.

Today's Blog: To see the steps in the publication process, visit my writing website http://www.ldalford.com/ and select "production schedule," you will be sent to http://www.sisteroflight.com/.

The four plus one basic rules I employ when writing:

1. Don't confuse your readers.
2. Entertain your readers.
3. Ground your readers in the writing.
4. Don't show (or tell) everything.
5. Immerse yourself in the world of your writing.

All novels have five discrete parts:
1.  The initial scene (the beginning)
2.  The rising action
3.  The climax
4.  The falling action
5.  The dénouement

The theme statement of my 25th novel, working title, Escape, is this: a girl in a fascist island nation will do anything to escape--a young cargo shuttle pilot not following the rules crashes on the island.

Here is the cover proposal for Lilly: Enchantment and the Computer.  Lilly is my 24th novel.

Cover Proposal

The most important scene in any novel is the initial scene, but eventually, you have to move to the rising action.  I've just started on the next major run-through of my novel, Escape.

I'm an advocate of using the/a scene input/output method to drive the rising action--in fact, to write any novel. 

Scene development:
1.  Scene input (easy)
2.  Scene output (a little harder)
3.  Scene setting (basic stuff)
4.  Creativity (creative elements of the scene)
5.  Tension (development of creative elements to build excitement)
6.  Release (climax of creative elements)

I can immediately discern three ways to invoke creativity:

1.  History extrapolation
2.  Technological extrapolation
3.  Intellectual extrapolation

Creativity is like an extrapolation of what has been.  It is a reflection of something new created with ties to the history, science, and logic (the intellect).  Creativity requires consuming, thinking, and producing. 

Consume, think, produce... I've moved a little out of the lane of technology extrapolation.  That is a subject I'd like to get back to.  I really haven't written about all the aspects of extrapolation, and we are barreling toward the intellect very fast.  For the moment, let's loo at producing.

I wrote that I have a partially developed idea I would like to write about.  I know, if I started to write on it--the creativity would come.  I could write a great novel on the theme I've part-way imagined.  It might not be as good as I would like.  Right now, I'm in the process of editing multiple works that I never took the time to correct.  I've been getting great and creative ideas that I've turned into fun novels so quickly that I haven't had much time to edit the previous novels.  I'm in that process right now.  I have corrections from one of my readers and I'm going through the novels based on the editing ideas I've shown you.  I haven't had the time to produce marketing material for Escape.  The fact I'm still using the temporary title should tell you a lot.  By the way, I'm thinking a good title might be Escape from Freedom  Perhaps that's too hokey.

In any case, the way to turn consuming and thinking into creativity is to accomplish the art.  If you write, then write.  If you are ready for creativity to hit, it will come out in the writing.  You might say, well I need an idea first--yeah you do.  I've written about this before, but I can always reprise with some more information.

More tomorrow.

For more information, you can visit my author site http://www.ldalford.com/, and my individual novel websites:

http://www.ancientlight.com/
http://www.aegyptnovel.com/
http://www.centurionnovel.com
http://www.thesecondmission.com/
http://www.theendofhonor.com/
http://www.thefoxshonor.com
http://www.aseasonofhonor.com  

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Writing Ideas - New Novel, part 408, more Thinking Technology Imagination Creativity and Entertainment in Scenes Developing the Rising Action

23 May 2015, Writing Ideas - New Novel, part 408, more Thinking Technology Imagination Creativity and Entertainment in Scenes Developing the Rising Action

Announcement: Delay, my new novels can be seen on the internet, but the publisher has delayed all their fiction output due to the economy.  I'll keep you informed.  More information can be found at www.ancientlight.com.  Check out my novels--I think you'll really enjoy them.

Introduction: I wrote the novel Aksinya: Enchantment and the Daemon. This was my 21st novel and through this blog, I gave you the entire novel in installments that included commentary on the writing. In the commentary, in addition to other general information on writing, I explained, how the novel was constructed, the metaphors and symbols in it, the writing techniques and tricks I used, and the way I built the scenes. You can look back through this blog and read the entire novel beginning with http://www.pilotlion.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-novel-part-3-girl-and-demon.html.

I'm using this novel as an example of how I produce, market, and eventually (we hope) get a novel published. I'll keep you informed along the way.

Today's Blog: To see the steps in the publication process, visit my writing website http://www.ldalford.com/ and select "production schedule," you will be sent to http://www.sisteroflight.com/.

The four plus one basic rules I employ when writing:

1. Don't confuse your readers.
2. Entertain your readers.
3. Ground your readers in the writing.
4. Don't show (or tell) everything.
5. Immerse yourself in the world of your writing.

All novels have five discrete parts:
1.  The initial scene (the beginning)
2.  The rising action
3.  The climax
4.  The falling action
5.  The dénouement

The theme statement of my 25th novel, working title, Escape, is this: a girl in a fascist island nation will do anything to escape--a young cargo shuttle pilot not following the rules crashes on the island.

Here is the cover proposal for Lilly: Enchantment and the Computer.  Lilly is my 24th novel.

Cover Proposal

The most important scene in any novel is the initial scene, but eventually, you have to move to the rising action.  I've just started on the next major run-through of my novel, Escape.

I'm an advocate of using the/a scene input/output method to drive the rising action--in fact, to write any novel. 

Scene development:
1.  Scene input (easy)
2.  Scene output (a little harder)
3.  Scene setting (basic stuff)
4.  Creativity (creative elements of the scene)
5.  Tension (development of creative elements to build excitement)
6.  Release (climax of creative elements)

I can immediately discern three ways to invoke creativity:

1.  History extrapolation
2.  Technological extrapolation
3.  Intellectual extrapolation

Creativity is like an extrapolation of what has been.  It is a reflection of something new created with ties to the history, science, and logic (the intellect).  Creativity requires true study and true reading. 

In my world and in my opinion, creativity comes out of work--the work of study and thinking.  Reading is simply a means of study.  I hold to Plato's (Socrates') kathartic view of creativity.  The creator (artist) immerses himself in great knowledge, art, literature, science, ideas, music, poetry and creates inspiration.  I was originally going to write "waits for inspiration."  I think waiting is part of the process, but taking the steps to create art (like writing) is an active process and not an inactive process. 

Taking the concept of the kathartic view, you fill yourself with all kinds of great knowledge (and feelings to an extent) and you purge them through your art.  Look, I didn't invent it, the Greeks did--the concept is truly a picture of eating, processing, and producing.  In terms of art, that would be consuming knowledge, thinking, and producing.  The Greeks viewed this as a continual active process of the psuche (mind).  Consuming is active.  Thinking is active.  Producing is active.

Producing is active.  You don't wait for ideas to happen--you make them happen.  Now, I will tell you, I am cooking up another great novel idea right now--I just don't want it to come to fruition right away.  The reason is I'm completing some editing on previous novels, and I don't want to start on number 26 right away.  If I did, I would sit and write.  The act of producing a novel is writing.  If you want to create writing, you have to write.  Consume, think, produce...

More tomorrow.

For more information, you can visit my author site http://www.ldalford.com/, and my individual novel websites:

http://www.ancientlight.com/
http://www.aegyptnovel.com/
http://www.centurionnovel.com
http://www.thesecondmission.com/
http://www.theendofhonor.com/
http://www.thefoxshonor.com
http://www.aseasonofhonor.com  

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Writing Ideas - New Novel, part 407, Thinking Technology Imagination Creativity and Entertainment in Scenes Developing the Rising Action

22 May 2015, Writing Ideas - New Novel, part 407, Thinking Technology Imagination Creativity and Entertainment in Scenes Developing the Rising Action

Announcement: Delay, my new novels can be seen on the internet, but the publisher has delayed all their fiction output due to the economy.  I'll keep you informed.  More information can be found at www.ancientlight.com.  Check out my novels--I think you'll really enjoy them.

Introduction: I wrote the novel Aksinya: Enchantment and the Daemon. This was my 21st novel and through this blog, I gave you the entire novel in installments that included commentary on the writing. In the commentary, in addition to other general information on writing, I explained, how the novel was constructed, the metaphors and symbols in it, the writing techniques and tricks I used, and the way I built the scenes. You can look back through this blog and read the entire novel beginning with http://www.pilotlion.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-novel-part-3-girl-and-demon.html.

I'm using this novel as an example of how I produce, market, and eventually (we hope) get a novel published. I'll keep you informed along the way.

Today's Blog: To see the steps in the publication process, visit my writing website http://www.ldalford.com/ and select "production schedule," you will be sent to http://www.sisteroflight.com/.

The four plus one basic rules I employ when writing:

1. Don't confuse your readers.
2. Entertain your readers.
3. Ground your readers in the writing.
4. Don't show (or tell) everything.
5. Immerse yourself in the world of your writing.

All novels have five discrete parts:
1.  The initial scene (the beginning)
2.  The rising action
3.  The climax
4.  The falling action
5.  The dénouement

The theme statement of my 25th novel, working title, Escape, is this: a girl in a fascist island nation will do anything to escape--a young cargo shuttle pilot not following the rules crashes on the island.

Here is the cover proposal for Lilly: Enchantment and the Computer.  Lilly is my 24th novel.

Cover Proposal

The most important scene in any novel is the initial scene, but eventually, you have to move to the rising action.  I've just started on the next major run-through of my novel, Escape.

I'm an advocate of using the/a scene input/output method to drive the rising action--in fact, to write any novel. 

Scene development:
1.  Scene input (easy)
2.  Scene output (a little harder)
3.  Scene setting (basic stuff)
4.  Creativity (creative elements of the scene)
5.  Tension (development of creative elements to build excitement)
6.  Release (climax of creative elements)

I can immediately discern three ways to invoke creativity:

1.  History extrapolation
2.  Technological extrapolation
3.  Intellectual extrapolation

Creativity is like an extrapolation of what has been.  It is a reflection of something new created with ties to the history, science, and logic (the intellect).  Creativity requires true study and true reading. 

Creativity is the result of thinking--there is no other means of bring creative.  The stupid, lazy, and ignorant cannot be creative.  Only the intelligent, industrious, and educated.  Intelligent is a process of thinking and education for most people (study).  Industrious is a good habit and trait.  Education is a result of study and reading.  Thus, I am convinced with all my being that most people can become creative through reading, study, and thinking.  The thinking is the important part.

First you have to have something to think about.  The true fault of this age is to give children and adults an inadequate education that they imagine to be sufficient.  Education is a process and not an end.  I have three degrees resulting in a Ph.D. and I don't consider my education to be complete or sufficient.  I am continually in study.  Most of my study is in technology, but on my own, I invest hours per day in the study of other fields like literature, art, and music.

If you remember, the creative process is a journey and not an end.  Creativity is the work of decades and not a blast of insight.  In fact, where do you think the knowledge came from for anyone's blast of insight.  I assure you, Madam Curie spent decades in study and thinking to come to her insights on radiation.  Einstein spent decades in the study of math and science to come to the simplest declarative notion of relativity (and many other things).  Heisenberg worked and thought for decades to come to his conclusions on matter.  The world of creativity is one of study and thought--period, dot.               

More tomorrow.

For more information, you can visit my author site http://www.ldalford.com/, and my individual novel websites:

http://www.ancientlight.com/
http://www.aegyptnovel.com/
http://www.centurionnovel.com
http://www.thesecondmission.com/
http://www.theendofhonor.com/
http://www.thefoxshonor.com
http://www.aseasonofhonor.com  

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Writing Ideas - New Novel, part 406, Why Technology Imagination Creativity and Entertainment in Scenes Developing the Rising Action

21 May 2015, Writing Ideas - New Novel, part 406, Why Technology Imagination Creativity and Entertainment in Scenes Developing the Rising Action

Announcement: Delay, my new novels can be seen on the internet, but the publisher has delayed all their fiction output due to the economy.  I'll keep you informed.  More information can be found at www.ancientlight.com.  Check out my novels--I think you'll really enjoy them.

Introduction: I wrote the novel Aksinya: Enchantment and the Daemon. This was my 21st novel and through this blog, I gave you the entire novel in installments that included commentary on the writing. In the commentary, in addition to other general information on writing, I explained, how the novel was constructed, the metaphors and symbols in it, the writing techniques and tricks I used, and the way I built the scenes. You can look back through this blog and read the entire novel beginning with http://www.pilotlion.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-novel-part-3-girl-and-demon.html.

I'm using this novel as an example of how I produce, market, and eventually (we hope) get a novel published. I'll keep you informed along the way.

Today's Blog: To see the steps in the publication process, visit my writing website http://www.ldalford.com/ and select "production schedule," you will be sent to http://www.sisteroflight.com/.

The four plus one basic rules I employ when writing:

1. Don't confuse your readers.
2. Entertain your readers.
3. Ground your readers in the writing.
4. Don't show (or tell) everything.
5. Immerse yourself in the world of your writing.

All novels have five discrete parts:
1.  The initial scene (the beginning)
2.  The rising action
3.  The climax
4.  The falling action
5.  The dénouement

The theme statement of my 25th novel, working title, Escape, is this: a girl in a fascist island nation will do anything to escape--a young cargo shuttle pilot not following the rules crashes on the island.

Here is the cover proposal for Lilly: Enchantment and the Computer.  Lilly is my 24th novel.

Cover Proposal

The most important scene in any novel is the initial scene, but eventually, you have to move to the rising action.  I've just started on the next major run-through of my novel, Escape.

I'm an advocate of using the/a scene input/output method to drive the rising action--in fact, to write any novel. 

Scene development:
1.  Scene input (easy)
2.  Scene output (a little harder)
3.  Scene setting (basic stuff)
4.  Creativity (creative elements of the scene)
5.  Tension (development of creative elements to build excitement)
6.  Release (climax of creative elements)

I can immediately discern three ways to invoke creativity:

1.  History extrapolation
2.  Technological extrapolation
3.  Intellectual extrapolation

Creativity is like an extrapolation of what has been.  It is a reflection of something new created with ties to the history, science, and logic (the intellect).  Creativity requires true study and true reading. 

You might ask: where's the creativity?  If finding the new and the unique is based in knowledge and study, then where's creativity?  Let's add to knowledge and study--contemplation.  Whatever your field of inquiry or whatever your area of interest, you can only discover new things through thinking about what you know and contemplating what they might become.  Creativity is about thinking.

The, what you are thinking about, is what you studied and what you read (what you know).  The point is the thinking.  I've met many people whom I think never thought about anything important in their lives.  On the other hand, with a little encouragement, I've never met anyone who hasn't thought about anything important.  In other words, everyone thinks about important stuff--few will speak about it without encouragement.  The author is like Plato or better, like Socrates, birthing ideas from the minds of men.  The only difference is the author is the midwife to his own ideas.

There is more to it than that however.  Study, reading, and thinking, prepare and build the mind to be able to create ideas.  Those ideas come from thinking about tangible, important, and good stuff.  It does not come unbidden to the minds of men--ever.            

More tomorrow.

For more information, you can visit my author site http://www.ldalford.com/, and my individual novel websites:

http://www.ancientlight.com/
http://www.aegyptnovel.com/
http://www.centurionnovel.com
http://www.thesecondmission.com/
http://www.theendofhonor.com/
http://www.thefoxshonor.com
http://www.aseasonofhonor.com  

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Writing Ideas - New Novel, part 405, more Technology Imagination Creativity and Entertainment in Scenes Developing the Rising Action

20 May 2015, Writing Ideas - New Novel, part 405, more Technology Imagination Creativity and Entertainment in Scenes Developing the Rising Action

Announcement: Delay, my new novels can be seen on the internet, but the publisher has delayed all their fiction output due to the economy.  I'll keep you informed.  More information can be found at www.ancientlight.com.  Check out my novels--I think you'll really enjoy them.

Introduction: I wrote the novel Aksinya: Enchantment and the Daemon. This was my 21st novel and through this blog, I gave you the entire novel in installments that included commentary on the writing. In the commentary, in addition to other general information on writing, I explained, how the novel was constructed, the metaphors and symbols in it, the writing techniques and tricks I used, and the way I built the scenes. You can look back through this blog and read the entire novel beginning with http://www.pilotlion.blogspot.com/2010/10/new-novel-part-3-girl-and-demon.html.

I'm using this novel as an example of how I produce, market, and eventually (we hope) get a novel published. I'll keep you informed along the way.

Today's Blog: To see the steps in the publication process, visit my writing website http://www.ldalford.com/ and select "production schedule," you will be sent to http://www.sisteroflight.com/.

The four plus one basic rules I employ when writing:

1. Don't confuse your readers.
2. Entertain your readers.
3. Ground your readers in the writing.
4. Don't show (or tell) everything.
5. Immerse yourself in the world of your writing.

All novels have five discrete parts:
1.  The initial scene (the beginning)
2.  The rising action
3.  The climax
4.  The falling action
5.  The dénouement

The theme statement of my 25th novel, working title, Escape, is this: a girl in a fascist island nation will do anything to escape--a young cargo shuttle pilot not following the rules crashes on the island.

Here is the cover proposal for Lilly: Enchantment and the Computer.  Lilly is my 24th novel.

Cover Proposal

The most important scene in any novel is the initial scene, but eventually, you have to move to the rising action.  I've just started on the next major run-through of my novel, Escape.

I'm an advocate of using the/a scene input/output method to drive the rising action--in fact, to write any novel. 

Scene development:
1.  Scene input (easy)
2.  Scene output (a little harder)
3.  Scene setting (basic stuff)
4.  Creativity (creative elements of the scene)
5.  Tension (development of creative elements to build excitement)
6.  Release (climax of creative elements)

I can immediately discern three ways to invoke creativity:

1.  History extrapolation
2.  Technological extrapolation
3.  Intellectual extrapolation

Creativity is like an extrapolation of what has been.  It is a reflection of something new created with ties to the history, science, and logic (the intellect).  Creativity requires true study and true reading. 

So, really, if you write science fiction, how are you going to write science fiction if you don't understand science?  How can you write about new and innovative science (in science fiction) if you aren't knowledgeable about the most modern science?  Do you really think a science dunce or lay person or uneducated person can really extrapolate about technology?  Perhaps that's the problem with science fiction today--too much dystopian without science.

I think it's easy to understand that to write about new and unique science, you need to know about--science.  You won't get very far without the science in the science fiction.  So, study. and start now--it will take you about 10 to 20 years of scientific inquiry to get to the point where you can develop innovative science--an that's what new or unique science is.  I think Asimov wrote that science that can be imagined can be developed--or something like that.  If you can imagine it, it can be true. 

The point for writers is then taking a new or unique scientific idea and using it creatively.  For example, looking at an iPhone and seeing what an iPhone will look like in 10, 100, 1000, or 10,000 years.  That is technological extrapolation.            

More tomorrow.

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http://www.ancientlight.com/
http://www.aegyptnovel.com/
http://www.centurionnovel.com
http://www.thesecondmission.com/
http://www.theendofhonor.com/
http://www.thefoxshonor.com
http://www.aseasonofhonor.com  

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