tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post7984858070949524466..comments2023-10-23T23:35:22.776+02:00Comments on Cross Words: Writing Sci-FiTed Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-88989759742992580352015-01-23T13:11:14.254+01:002015-01-23T13:11:14.254+01:00Yeah, imagine meeting gaseous aliens or ones that ...Yeah, imagine meeting gaseous aliens or ones that changed from liquid to gas depending on the temperature! Or aliens who communicate solely through sense of smell. Hard to relate!Ted Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022309459554237650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319453613836766610.post-38300420352890514022015-01-23T13:07:17.231+01:002015-01-23T13:07:17.231+01:00We can't be accurate about the future because ...We can't be accurate about the future because it's the future, folks. We don't have time machines and no one can truly predict the future.<br />You're right about readers must relate to the story. Go too far out, and people think it's just too weird. That's why when we write stories set in other universes (like Star Wars) the aliens are still usually humanoid. Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com