I love that morning after scene - been there, done that. First time there's awkward avoidance of a kiss, the wish the room were still a little darker, the sudden desperate need to pee. Well done on the gradual worldbuilding, avoiding a brain numbing exposition dump
Nice elections scenario too. I'm in Canada, with an election probably a few years away still. We've a left-ish leader that's fading in popularity, with calls for his retirement now. The choice to the right is 's pushing the lines that everything is broken, only I can fix it, I will cut all your taxes and fix all your problems. There seems to be a worldwide response to people's dissatisfaction with much of the world and a belief that the only way to effect change is through drastic steps. At least some are still choosing a more cautious central solution.
I'm watching the US situation with fascination and worry - I did a few posts on it exploring the metaphor of watching a circus as it falls apart - while stuck under the same tent with it.
You have no choice. Exposition must be dumped. Fortunately you're quite gifted at embedding character growth into it. Also, you have interesting ideas. Like the voting system you have.
Adjunct to last week, Kim Stanley Robinson isn't the first to spin up and inflate Ceres. Niven and Pournelle did it first, but they got the idea from NASA engineers. Yup, that there's accurate science.
Aw, Clarke got some. Then the author has to signpost bad things with ignoring warning signals and only being around for a few days! Here's hoping for a trope sidestep.
Ack! Thanks so much for the shout out, Simon! 🧜♀️
I love that morning after scene - been there, done that. First time there's awkward avoidance of a kiss, the wish the room were still a little darker, the sudden desperate need to pee. Well done on the gradual worldbuilding, avoiding a brain numbing exposition dump
Nice elections scenario too. I'm in Canada, with an election probably a few years away still. We've a left-ish leader that's fading in popularity, with calls for his retirement now. The choice to the right is 's pushing the lines that everything is broken, only I can fix it, I will cut all your taxes and fix all your problems. There seems to be a worldwide response to people's dissatisfaction with much of the world and a belief that the only way to effect change is through drastic steps. At least some are still choosing a more cautious central solution.
I'm watching the US situation with fascination and worry - I did a few posts on it exploring the metaphor of watching a circus as it falls apart - while stuck under the same tent with it.
You have no choice. Exposition must be dumped. Fortunately you're quite gifted at embedding character growth into it. Also, you have interesting ideas. Like the voting system you have.
Adjunct to last week, Kim Stanley Robinson isn't the first to spin up and inflate Ceres. Niven and Pournelle did it first, but they got the idea from NASA engineers. Yup, that there's accurate science.
Aw, Clarke got some. Then the author has to signpost bad things with ignoring warning signals and only being around for a few days! Here's hoping for a trope sidestep.
Thanks!
And yes, let’s all watch out for the tropes. They’re sneaky.