Science Fiction by Arthur Breur
Seelya and the Intelligent Artifact: Part 1
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Figuring out The Island’s Government
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First Full Short Story: “D^(N-1)”
The first full science fiction story is available on the Frjósöm website: https://www.thefertilegalaxy.com/dn-1/ It explores the idea of what might…
Short Story incoming…
Well, it might not be based in the “frjosom” universe — or it might. It takes place in North Carolina in the near future (or maybe…
The Planet Celesta Has Two Moons, and 14 Months in its Year…
I love it when worldbuilding creates something fun or pretty. In doing my worldbuilding for “Secrets of the Island Planet” (the planet is named…
For Scale…
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Yes, There’s Music, Too!
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D^(N-1)
by Arthur Breur “No, I’m fine. My phone’s totaled, but I don’t have a scratch — just this weird vision thing. They’re going to do a cat scan to make…
Plot Point Resolved
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Have You Read “Lord Valentine’s Castle”?
Back in college, I regularly devoured science fiction novels, and one (of many) that left a lasting impression was “Lord Valentine’s…
What is The Medium? How does the Lupole Drive work?
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Stuck in figuring out some plot elements…
I have found myself digging hard trying to find some particular plot elements. I know they’ll work out as I continue writing and planning, but…
3D Animation for Inspiration
This was completely unnecessary for story-writing purposes… but I did it because I could–and it’s inspiring me: a quick animation…
3D Modeling
I didn’t expect that creating a sci-fi story would require some 3D modeling, but the new skill is helping me figure out a boatload of story…
Interstellar Travel in Complete Comfort
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Before Anyone Asks (The “Is this AI?” Question)
I know, at some point, someone will ask if I’m using AI to write my novel. I am not… but AI is helping. The Genesis of My Ideas More…
SPOILERS: Deep Lore Info Drop – “The Grounding”
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I’m Proud of How Alien She Looks…
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My Daily Confidence Booster
What could be more encouraging for an aspiring novelist than having coffee with a professional (award winning!) writer… and him telling you…
You’re Invited to Dinner… on Another Planet
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Artificial Gravity is NOT My Cheat
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Short Story Plans
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Always Seeing Our World with Another in Mind
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“The Wump World” by Bill Peet
One of my earliest memories of a science fiction book is “The Wump World” by Bill Peet. I know for a fact that I read this book in the…
Building a Science Fiction Universe
Many years ago, a concept started to grow in my mind: The story of a single island on which lived the descendants of an ancient shipwreck — the crash of a starship.
Some thousands of years later, how would the inhabitants remember the story of the crash. How would they describe the unimaginable things of their distant past? How would they remember those who safely got them there.
This is my journey of bringing the whole story to life.
But that story is just one of many that I have imagined in “The Fertile Galaxy” — a science fiction universe set with two starting premises: 1) life is abundant in our galaxy, and 2) over vast stretches of time, we — and other civilizations — have spread throughout the galaxy, leaving endless stories and histories.
Primary Story Summary
A boy living on an island befriends an old woman. She tells him stories of an amazing past and impossible adventures, and he starts to realize that she’s more than she seems.
Gradually, she reveals incredible secrets to him:
The stories and myths about how people came to The Island have forgotten the real truth: they didn’t come from a faraway land in the great ocean. In fact, there is no other permanent land anywhere on the planet. They did, in fact, come to the planet on a ship that traveled through space — through the sky itself.
The Island is artificial.
More than just those living on the outside slopes of the Island, there are others living on it and inside it.
She herself is far more than she seems.