Why is it so common in science fiction to focus on the human? Or entities based on humans? I am guilty of this in my own writing as well, there...
I've been world-building a science fiction/space opera setting, and I'm trying to figure out what to call one of the alien factions. They're...
I'm trying to make a realistic alien species. I have them as a kind and compassionate. They are also extremely loyal. Unfortunately i like them...
So I've been doing seat of of the pants for 85k words now. And I'm at the point where I need to explain why my MC is the way she is, but I don't...
I’m curious if anyone has ever gone about this and how. So far here’s what I’m going with: I’ll spare the details and just get to the important...
I stumbled upon this slideshow from Bored Panda about animal skulls and what they would look like if an alien were to guess what the animal the...
I have a secondary character that is overly bubbly, and possibly a bit too nice. However, what I am most curious about given her species (still...
(sorry this is long! but i reference 2 WIPs, sooooo.....) They [aliens] see themselves as peaceful and rational. They compare themselves to...
So I'm trying to write a first contact short story. It goes like this: [SPOILER] Here's the thing. I've tried writing it before. But it was...
What are some alien tropes you cant stand? What are some that you like? I feel like its all been done before, haha! what are some really wacky...
How would the militaries of the world realistically react to something like the Tripod invasion from the War of the Worlds? The Tripods are...
I'd like to get an opinion on a design for an alien race of mine. They're reptilian and have split into one civilization, one villainous and one...
So in what I'm writing a group of aliens from an Earth-like planet come across the Voyager 2 probe (look it up if you don't know what I'm talking...
Hello Writing-Community, When you write science fiction, you got one problem when it plays in space or on other planets: Alien races! I mean...
i want to write a story about an alien princess but I need some advice on the story. So far it's this: an alien princess gains the help of a human...
I'm writing a story about an alien who visits Earth disguised as a human and I need a name for him to use. I want an incorrect long form for a...
So in my story one of the charcters is a alien android. She was sent from another galaxy with her "sister" after there race the techics. But due...
I realize, I been thinking about this quite a bit. And I think I have the right idea for the most part but I don't know why the idea is...
Hello! I'm very new to this forum and I'm not sure if this is the right section to ask in, but I guess I'll try. I'm definitely no experienced...
I recently been thinking about an idea. My universe does have characters planet hopping from other worlds. So there are aliens. Except most aliens...
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