New Writing Ideas

[Quantum12]

Your idea for the project is greatly appreciated by me.

I wonder at the notion of constructing a collaborative writing effort.  Somehow, earlier attempts at this have been problematic... since many authors here are driven by their own creative muses, all of whom are not syncing up with each other.

Preparing a framework seems like a good solution to the difficulties.

I would like to offer my perceptions about this, meant only to highlight what came to my mind as I read and considered this...

Authors have to overcome the idea that any signal we receive abides by the "light speed" limitation.  For example, what is the potential outcome of chasing down an intelligent communication (meant for 'us,' someone else, or literally "anyone," or otherwise) if that signal originated eons ago?  In fact, if it was a message from eons ago, could the adventure not be doomed to find that not only has the originating civilization or group perished by now, they may have also been completely 'erased' by the erosion and churning of time.  Protagonists might get there and find literally nothing.  A sad result.. and the setting for a great twist.

Perhaps a 'galactic' story, unfolding as the travel progresses... a discovery of a story which evolves and resolves as we approach the source.  Maybe even leading to the growth of a sentiment that this "was a waste of time" as we are heading towards nothing more exotic than an archeological dig in another galaxy... or the story could hints and a promising spark of resurgence... after the doomed nature of the originators plight became evident.

To overcome the limitations of physics, we must embark on the journey of cultivating a new capability... time tunneling, sub-space, extra-dimensional manipulation, or other science "magic."  A new and "radical" development might explode our capabilities, and I think that might provide a great first act... especially considering the impact it would have on human civilization.

Or it could start with all those preliminaries out of the way and in the 'past' of the story.

I suggest eliminating some of the more time-tested tropes of galactic travel... or maybe even create a new totally untested tech, untested in the 'literary' sense.

Then there is the character development.  Persons engaging in this writing exercise might consider "adopting" a specific character... being their "Sherpa" through the adventure, and avoiding imposing their creativity on any and all other characters in the story.  Or we might create a quasi-historical account approach, where individual characters become props for the story, rather than the story itself... but that might be boring.

Authors need to coordinate writing activities around the framework without interfering with its' formula... or - it might require an coordinating arbiter, a moderator of the tale, a navigator of it's development.  Is that even possible?  I'd suspect it can work.

It might be good to 'workshop' the sci-fi aspect of this... all authors need to respect the framework, and it would help to develop a "non-competition' attitude about where the story goes...

I love where this might go, and how it might take form...

Please forgive my presumption at jumping into the discussion...

I just wanted to seize an opportunity to yell "Rock on!!"

DI's writers are an exceptional lot...

Thank you kindly. I was hooked up to a machine that uses sub-space. Not hooked up but it uses your energy field. It’s like finding your fingerprint. Only you can be connected!

I think sub-space will be a great add.

We are writing this in collaboration with others!