Science Fiction Story Ideas

I used to be a big reader of science fiction but haven’t tried to do much along those lines in my own writing. Lately I've been musing over a few concepts for science fiction stories.

The ideas I have come up with are mostly just background to a story rather than a story idea itself.

Interstellar Colonisation

I read some where that one possibility for interstellar colonisation is to send interstellar probes that can use genetic technology to recreate people on the new planet. To create a “normal” environment for these children, the probe would create robots that would pretend to be adult humans and act as parents for the new people. The story would be about a young person slowly coming to realize that their parents are really robots.

Alien Watcher Probes

I’ve seen discussions about the possibility of there being alien watcher probes sent to the solar system to study the Earth. I think some people call them lurker probes. The monolith in 2001 is an example of the idea.

Over the millennia the probe would have collected a vast number of videos and other data chronicling the history of Earth. These videos and data would be of great interest to historians, and people who are interested in history. Access to these could allow us to solve many of the mysteries of history.

An AI Civilization Visits Earth

Another discussion I’ve seen is about the possibility alien civilizations where the people have died off and they left their robotic AIs to continue. Some people call these machine civilizations.

It struck me that it is likely that created AIs would have no inner purpose other than to do what the people that created them told them to do. With no one let to tell them what to do, they go searching for people to tell them what they want done.

Didn’t Ancient Aliens Have Something Better to Offer?

I’ve read about the ancient alien hypothesis, where aliens came to Earth and taught people how to create piles of rocks. The question that came to my mind is “Why didn’t they give us something more useful, like flush toilets?”

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“The Werewolf and the Self-Satisfied Negotiator” and “Felix: A Martian Mystery”

I posted another writing exercise and finished my treatment for my Mars story.

 “The Werewolf and the Self-Satisfied Negotiator”

This week’s random title for my writing exercise was “The Werewolf and the Self-Satisfied Negotiator.” I got it written, recorded, and posted by the end of the week.

A man walking late at night in a dark forest feels no fear when he encounters a werewolf.

·         https://soundcloud.com/dynamiclethargy/the-werewolf-and-the-self-satisfied-negotiator

It does turn kind of dark at the end.

“Felix: A Martian Mystery”

I finished my treatment for “Felix: A Martian Mystery.” I have asked several people for feedback on it. If you would like to give me feedback on it, get in touch and I will send you the link.

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A Science Fiction Story and Two Writing Exercises

I was a bit lax with my blog in May. I did manage to record and post a couple of my writing exercises. I also went back to a story I abandoned 8 years ago and did a new treatment.

The Rise of the Venerable Villain

A reporter and a police officer discuss a villain.

·         https://soundcloud.com/dynamiclethargy/the-rise-of-the-venerable-villain

I think it is the worst writing exercise I’ve ever done, so don’t feel obliged to listen to it.

Down and Out with the Apologetic Captain

 A man down on his luck talks to two sailors.

·         https://soundcloud.com/dynamiclethargy/down-and-out-with-the-apologetic-captain

Science Fiction Story Treatment

I’m still mulling over the response my “Bright Freedom” treatment and licking my wounds. As a result, I decided to revisit a story I started it back in 2012. I abandoned in in 2014. I had a sense that it was missing something, but I wasn’t sure what. I put it to one side and didn’t look at it again until this week.

“Felix: A Martian Mystery” is a science fiction story set in the near future. The main character is a robot rover on Mars that finds something surprising. 30 years later a team of astronauts goes to investigate.

What I had from before was a 9,300-word draft and about 1,900 words of background information. I had a spreadsheet where I had worked out the timeline. I also had a map of the area where the action takes place.

There is a problem with the plot, so I felt that I should scrap the stuff I’d written and go back to a treatment. At the same time, I realized that what was the future in 2012, is now the past, so I had to redo the timeline.

I have a new timeline and a draft of the treatment done. I want to go over the draft treatment once or twice more before I share it.

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