So, one of the things I was doing with the aliens in The Quiet Invasion was creating that advanced society which had ideas about morality and proper use of natural resources that were radically different from ours, as the Europeans were from the American Indians. Sarah Zettel advancealienamerican share on social
I have to do more close research and fact checking for the science fiction. This is not however to say that writing good fantasy does not involve doing good research. Sarah Zettel checkclosefact Change image and share on social
Octavia Butler, of course, is brilliant and disturbing. Sarah Zettel brilliantbutlerdisturb Change image and share on social
I have a better internal and intuitive understanding of folklore and myth than science and technology, so in that way fantasy is easier. Sarah Zettel easyfantasyfolklore Change image and share on social
All of this got me thinking about the history of the westward expansion, and got me to wondering how the exploration of the Solar System would be changed if there were an indigenous presence out there. Sarah Zettel changeexpansionexploration share on social
Actually, after while, finding the ideas is the easy part. Sorting them through and turning them into stories, now, that's the hard work. Sarah Zettel easyfindhard Change image and share on social
