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What is Science Fiction Story Fuel? The fuel is science. I read science and technology all the time. I’ve loved science and technology since elementary school. In this blog post, I share my Science Fiction Story Fuel articles from the last couple of weeks. Let’s begin with:

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I grew up reading Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov. Did you know Asimov wrote the Lucky Starr series of YA novels?
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Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter cover

The video shows the moon in great detail, rather like Heinlein’s book, Have Spacesuit, Will Travel, which I read in 2nd or 3rd grade.

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Have Space Suit–Will Travel cover
Heinlein’s cover art wasn’t too far from the final lunar excursion suit:
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The Apollo 11 space suit
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Do you want to Get 3 Great Writing Tips from Zombie Turkeys Author Andy Zach? They're coming!  But first, have a laugh, courtesy of Andy's favorite, Weird Al Yankovich!
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Have you heard of the Three Act Story Structure? How about the nine plot points? It's foundational to most movies and plays and books. First invented by Aristotle, this article delves into it:
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There are many variations on this theme, but if you think about it, every story has a beginning, middle, and end. Your story usually climaxes after the middle, or at the end of the second act of the play, and then the results of the action happen.
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Will we be dominated by robots in the future? Comment on this post or drop me a line, after watching this video.
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Now you've got some idea about story structure, tell me about your favorite characters. Tell me about either characters you've created or your favorite fictional characters of all time. Then tell me what motivated them. Character motivation is what the next tip is all about.

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Next, a Squirrel of a Different Color
A malabar squirrel from India. Truly a squirrel of a different color. Links to another squirrel.

 
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