I’ve been stuck on the second act of my novel for six months. My characters kept using this futuristic tech that made it impossible for any conflict to actually happen (oops). I decided to take a detour from my manuscript and enroll in the MIT free writing course titled "Writing Science Fiction" .
This course is specifically about using science to drive the story, not just as a cool backdrop. One of the lectures talked about "the rules of your world," and it clicked for me. I had no rules; I had magic disguised as science. Thanks to this fantastic free writing course, I spent the weekend re-working my tech to have limitations and costs. The plot is alive again! If you write speculative fiction, do yourself a favor and check this one out. It’s like rocket fuel for your imagination.
This course is specifically about using science to drive the story, not just as a cool backdrop. One of the lectures talked about "the rules of your world," and it clicked for me. I had no rules; I had magic disguised as science. Thanks to this fantastic free writing course, I spent the weekend re-working my tech to have limitations and costs. The plot is alive again! If you write speculative fiction, do yourself a favor and check this one out. It’s like rocket fuel for your imagination.