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July Picture Challenge
honey:
--- Quote from: nicksgal on July 01, 2007, 08:38:46 PM ---To be technical, Pandora's Box isn't science fiction at all.... Science fiction makes my brain hurt.
Just thought I woul point that out before you tried tying the month together and got a bunch of stories about aliens.... :-[
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ok this might be a good question for you then, but anyone feel free to jump in. I know that si-fi is like space and time and all that, but in all honesty aside from Pbox and Lord Of The Rings I have no idea what fantasy is. Can you give me a brief definition? Or maybe some guidelines if I want to try the fantasy route instead of si-fi?
mare:
its a sci fi or fantasy challenge ladies lol
mare:
--- Quote from: honey on July 01, 2007, 09:56:10 PM ---ok this might be a good question for you then, but anyone feel free to jump in. I know that si-fi is like space and time and all that, but in all honesty aside from Pbox and Lord Of The Rings I have no idea what fantasy is. Can you give me a brief definition? Or maybe some guidelines if I want to try the fantasy route instead of si-fi?
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I could be off base with this but when I think sci fi I tend to think outer space or future. Like Star Wars or Terminator lol When I picture fantasy it's more Lord of the Rings or Mythology type stuff. Dragons, demons, wizards, things like that. At least to me. I'm sure everyone will have their own interpretation . Either way I know i'd have a hard time writing one or the other. It's a lot of remembering things and I suck at remembering things.
Purpura Lipstick:
--- Quote from: mare on July 01, 2007, 09:58:24 PM ---its a sci fi or fantasy challenge ladies lol
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Heeheee... I know but you said "looks at all the sci-fi writers" or something :p
Fantasy examples: Harry Potter, Inkheart, Wizard of Oz, His Dark Materials series (i.e. The Golden Compass) ... Mists of Avalon to a point could be considered it though it's also folklore I believe... typically if magic is involved it's fantasy.. if other races of beings are involved it's fantasy...
the genres cross easily, it's why they get lumped together... (i.e. Star Wars has space, technical stuff and other races of beings)...
Does that help?
nicksgal:
I felt bad after I posted that. :-[
PBox is fantasy for sure.
Well, the line between the two gets blurred... a lot. Really, I think what Sci-Fi is is fiction about Science. That's why it tends to happen in the future or involves space. Fantasy is more like mythical creatures, places, or otherworldly ideas... But a lot of fantasy and science fiction does cross boarders, so... It can really be a tough one to call...
I think it might be interesting to start a story on alchemy... That would be science fiction and fantasy....
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