Think the answer is if the story warrants the aliens then use them. If not, don't. I love aliens and alien cultures done well. Writing really...
Both EdFromNY and peachalulu have illustrated how to deal with your first draft. It's the same for all of us, to quote Larry Niven 'Everyone...
That's really great advice.
Agree with the two previous posts. Write your piece and then go through it (you will be doing that anyway) and look at your sentence structure....
I don't really see a problem here. The above poster is right. Use pods, hundreds of unconscious conscripts falling earthward. If there's a need to...
You have to integrate the tech into the story and world you created as if it's normal. You characters won't think anymore about their hyper-sonic...
I think I may be about to contradict everyone in this thread. Chapter length is something to think about. Like other aspects of your writing it...
Separate names with a comma.