Lyn Alden
· 62w
Writing a sci fi manuscript, and continuing to fine tune it, made me do a ton of extra research on current trends in AI, biotech, material science, and VR. Like a big refresh.
Not because the text fo...
One other piece of advice I’d offer is to not gloss over characterization. Sci-fi is the “literature of ideas” but the audience can only really engage with the cool tech/worlds if they relate to the characters.
This is hard to do but worth it. And there are some straightforward techniques to make characters better. Happy to share.
Finally, editing if your friend. My book went through 11 drafts before publication. While that sounds daunting, each iteration gets easier and the output improves substantially. Don’t get discouraged.
Oh one final final thing, you need to be ruthless about putting together your editorial team (developmental, copy and proofreaders). They are so essential to a book’s success and too many authors skimp here.
