The Three Most Important Characteristics of Science Fiction

I’m writing a book on writing science fiction and it starts here. Each week, you’ll get a new “chapter” on a different aspect of sci-fi storytelling. A table of contents is forthcoming.

Today’s topic: the three most important characteristics of science fiction.

The ‘Big 3’ Characteristics of Science Fiction

Science fiction speculates. It asks what-if questions and invites readers to contemplate future or faraway places. It defies our attempts to confine it.

Even so, it does possess c...