Story Ideas Category
Thursday 24 October, 2013
Story Idea: The Trespassers
When a new moon appears in orbit around Jupiter, mankind wakes up to an uncomfortable truth. A story idea by Andrew Carling.
Saturday 12 October, 2013
Story Idea: Zugga and Gzole vs Humans
It’s about stereotyping, misinformed judgement, and the comedy/tragedy that can result from a lack of communication. That sounds like a theme that science fiction can and should handle well.
Saturday 31 August, 2013
5 Alien August Story Ideas
Five quick and simple story ideas with a distinct alien flavour.
Saturday 24 August, 2013
Story Idea: The Robot Cycle
It begins during the Renaissance, with Leonardo Da Vinci developing a clockwork automaton…
Thursday 15 August, 2013
Story Idea: The Tesla Colonies
Alfonso Posadas Jr. shares his idea about humanity’s first attempts to colonize Mars… in the early 20th Century!
Wednesday 24 July, 2013
Story Idea by Robin Sills
A scientist comes up with an invention that vaporizes the hind brain, killing you, but leaving the body alive. The invention is a big hit, and people will pay practically anything for the process.
Friday 21 June, 2013
Story Idea: The Reunion Conflict
Millenia later and the coordinates of Earth are lost to history, regulated to mere religious dogma as the descendants of the exodus fleet attempt to rebuild their civilization, their society and culture amongst the stars.
Monday 08 April, 2013
Invasion of the Body Renters
Alfonso Posadas shares his idea for a slightly different take on the invasion of alien parasites trope.
Wednesday 03 April, 2013
Story Idea: The Green Scourge
Humanity fails to prevent a medium-sized asteroid collision and suffers unforeseen consequences in this story idea by Jay Brown.
Tuesday 05 March, 2013
Story Idea: The Gamification of Ghetto Construction
In the midst of a labor shortage, the building of the ghettos cannot progress quickly enough. To increase production, the construction company turns to a revolutionary idea; they “gamify” the construction project.
Wednesday 13 February, 2013
Story Idea: A Simpler Story Than Lost
The set-up is very much like that of Lost. We begin with a number of plane crash survivors arriving on an island.
Monday 04 February, 2013
Science Fiction Ideas by Brandon Lampitoc
Six brief sci-fi ideas written by science fiction writer Brandon Lampitoc.
Wednesday 23 January, 2013
Story Idea: A Shipload of Morlocks
Imagine if H.G Wells’ The Time Machine were set aboard a spaceship. That’s how this idea came about. Instead of a machine that travels through time, we have stasis chambers, and instead of a Victorian inventor, we have an interstellar pioneer.
Saturday 17 November, 2012
Story Idea: A Game of Gur’Faflas Hold’em
A story about alien invasion, galactic politics, and high-stakes gambling.
Saturday 17 November, 2012
5 Ideas for an Alien Invasion Story
Five quick and simple ideas for an alien invasion story.
Thursday 01 November, 2012
Story Idea: The Hozakan Missile Crisis
A complex tale of subterfuge, manipulation, aliens, alien fascists, nuclear weapons and space-lasers.
Wednesday 24 October, 2012
10 Ideas for Alternate History Scenarios
10 simple ideas for alternate history scenarios and settings.
Monday 08 October, 2012
Story Idea: Alien Appropriation
Alfonso Posadas Jr. shares his take on the ideas used in the Alien Nation franchise, merging the ideas of alien citizenship on Earth with the threat of global terrorism.
Thursday 27 September, 2012
Story Idea: Heaven is Other People
In a world where all forms of religion have been outlawed, worship has become an illicit underworld activity, theology has become a subversive and dangerous idea, and faith an addiction.
Monday 10 September, 2012
10 Ideas for a Time Travel Story
10 quick ideas for a time travel story. Everything from colonies in the distant past and future to “Jesus vs the Time Police”.
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