Category Archives: SciFi Q of the Day

Racial Diversity When Race Doesn’t Matter

Posted on July 19, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

Tonight I am attending an event sponsored by Pikes Peak Writers on writing authentic African-American Characters. This Write-Brain is very timely for me, because lately I’ve been wondering a lot about how to make sure my stories don’t come across as … Continue reading →

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Machete Order

Posted on April 9, 2016 by AmyBeth Inverness

Although I write SciFi and have been a Star Wars fan all my life, I had not heard of “Machete Order” until yesterday. It came up when a facebook friend asked what order her daughter should watch the Star Wars movies. I … Continue reading →

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SciFi Q of the Day: Utopian Chickens and Their Motivation

Posted on April 10, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

SciFi Question of the Day: In a Utopian society, will chickens finally be able to cross the road without having their motives questioned?     Facebook Answers:   Mark Strock I always question the motives of chickens crossing the road   AmyBeth Fredricksen Yeah, … Continue reading →

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SciFi Q of the Day: Foiled Again

Posted on January 20, 2014 by AmyBeth Inverness

SciFi Question of the Day: Your evil plot to take over the world has been foiled. Who do you blame? Facebook Answers:   Christopher Dorda Read the list! The Evil Overlord List! http://dorda.ca/evil-overlord-list/ Evil Overlord List dorda.ca The Top 100 Things I’d Do … Continue reading →

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The Kessel Run

Posted on October 19, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

SciFi Question of the Day: Could You Make the Kessel Run in Less Than Twelve Parecs? Facebook Answers:   MissKat Orta I went around the Maw black hole cluster to save distance.     Melissa Conway No, I could not because a true parsec … Continue reading →

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Earth-Shattering Kaboom

Posted on October 11, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

Where’s the Kaboom? There Was Supposed to Be An Earth-Shattering Kaboom! Facebook Answers:   Linda A. Garvey Marvin the …..when he is trying to blow up the Earth…   Booboo Wilde It was actually an boson-shattering kaboom, and the chain reaction is taking a … Continue reading →

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SciFi Q of the Day: Natural vs Technological Telepathy

Posted on August 23, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

SciFi Question of the Day: Which is more plausible, telepathy that comes about as a natural development in homo sapiens, or telepathy that is created via technology? Facebook Answers:   Barry Gavin Short term technology – long term long after our current … Continue reading →

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SciFi Q of the Day: Halfway Between Galaxies

Posted on August 10, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

SciFi Question of the Day: If you were on a space station halfway between the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy, would the sky be mostly black? What reason might there be to have a station so far out? Facebook … Continue reading →

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SciFi Q of the Day: Alien Orbs

Posted on August 2, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

SciFi Question of the Day: While visiting a non-human civilization, your hosts open a fancy box and several small orbs of light float quickly out, scattering to different corners of the room. What are they? Facebook Answers:   Pony Horton Moths. That … Continue reading →

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SciFi Q of the Day: Sharknado

Posted on July 18, 2013 by AmyBeth Inverness

SciFi Question of the Day: If you could wield the power of the Sharknado, would you use your power for good or evil? Facebook Answers:    Mary-Anne McDermott If I had that power, I don’t even think I would admit it. … Continue reading →

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