Re: Tech building


Michelle Bottorff wrote:
I agree...
...But I would like to note that what is talked about here and what
actually gets into the book are two different things. :)
<snip>
I had to know about the science and the economics and the legalities
myself, however, or I wouldn't have known that such a thing as an
unlisenced ammunition feed was possible.

Exactly. I've got reams of background information. Government
structure, military ranks, culture, law, religion, etc. Most of it
will never actually end up in the story but its important (to me) to
understand my world that well. Same thing with the tech. In the book I
never discuss the engines, but a character might comment on how many
jumps are left till their destination or feel queasy because the sping
of the ship (to create artificial gravity) upsets her stomach. While
the reader isn't gonig to get a science primer understanding the tech
as well as I can makes it easier for the characters to have realistic
reactions and interactions with it. (And its really characters I care
about. They always come first for me and the plot develops as a way to
explore those characters.)

Chris

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