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75 New Science Fiction Writing Prompts to Help Jumpstart Your Writing

These are 75 new science fiction writing prompts to help you get started on your next story. These are mostly broad story topics that you should be able to expand on or put a spin on to make your own great stories. Would love to know what you think about this list of writing prompts, […]Continue Reading
Aliens, Apocalyptic, Artificial Inteligence, Future Story Ideas, Robots, Short Story Ideas, Writing Prompts
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15 Sci-fi Robot Story Ideas

I’m a huge fan of the youtube channel Dust. If you’ve never followed Dust, they have many great videos. But my favorites are probably almost always about robots. So I decided to hammer out a few quick robot ideas today. Pardon some of the silly names I’ve used in my ideas. I’ve found that it […]Continue Reading
Androids, Robots
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Replacement Robots

The year is 2090 something and Parker Redbuckle is doing what he does everyday, exploring Virtual World, the top VR experience. He’s able to do this everyday because his Android, Robi 8-97 goes to work in Parker’s place. But the company that makes Robi 8-97 has just pushed out an upgrade on the Robot’s software […]Continue Reading
Artificial Inteligence, Robots
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Creating a livable environment on Mars.

This idea was inspired by Elon Musk’s comment last night to Stephen Colbert that the quickest way to created a livable environment on Mars is to nuke it. The year is 2070-something and Jacob Jibberson is a senior scientist on a project designed to create a livable environment on Mars. The project includes the deployment […]Continue Reading
Androids, Life on Mars, Robots, Sci Fi Civilizations, Science Fiction Book Ideas, Space Travel, Story Ideas
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Android Babies

It’s the year twenty-one-thirty-something and due to a man-made virus, all of the women in the world have gone sterile. As some of the world’s top scientists work on a cure, significant advancements in artificial intelligence and robotics have given the opportunity for wealthy individuals to “create” their perfect children. While these androids do not […]Continue Reading
Robots, Science Fiction Book Ideas, Story Ideas

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Writing Science in Plain English (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)

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The Secrets to Creating Character Arcs: A Fiction Writer's Guide to Masterful Character Creation

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      I started this blog as a brainstorming exercise to see how many different unique science fiction ideas I can come up with. It's just a way to exercise the creative side of my brain a little everyday. I spend about 10 minutes on each idea. They are not meant to be complete stories with beginnings and endings. Would love to hear feedback on any of my ideas!