[Asimovking]

Hi, I am new to this forum. Anyway me and my friend our beginning work on our first novel (for either of us). We will be co-authors. We are planning it to be a Survival Horror/ Space Opera sci fi hybrid. We intend on turning it into a series. The plan is for the first novel to take place on a planet far from earth. With an Upper and Lower hierarchy, on opposite sides of the planet from eachother. What I am looking for are your ideas on how to make this survival horror/space opera hybrid work. And any other ideas/ suggestions you might have. Thank you in advance.

[JimF]

I am trying to decide if I should take the bait.

[Asimovking]

What bait? I understand that it would be an unusual combo. But whats wrong with that?

[JimF]

You are new here and I don't know you. I do not mean to be snarky or discouraging, but the OP was very poorly written, containing several errors. I thought you may have been trying to pull one over on us. My apologies. I should take you at par.

A survival/horror/space opera may be an unusual combo, but there is no reason it won't work. But the idea seems vague and could use some fleshing out. You might get more valuable answers if you can give us some idea on the characters, plot and setting of your story.

For example, I am not sure what you mean by upper and lower hierarchies and why they have to be on opposite sides of the planet. So I really can't offer any advice.

If you want to be a writer you will also need to get a better handle on things like spelling, grammar and punctuation. They are the tools of the writer's trade. I personally have great difficulty with those things so I try to be extra careful in all my writing, even message boards.

Jim

[Omphalos]

Sounds very Star Treky.

[Asimovking]

Thank you. I will post a lot more detail as soon as I can.

[Michael V. R.]

I don't think the hybrid sounds Star Treky... but it soulds like a lot of video games... like Doom, Unreal, and the like. There have been books written out of those i think. No reason the combo wouldn't work if written well, but if it's going to feel like a video game, it's been done.

I would suggest something in a complex, well described setting that has A LOT to do with the plot and action, so as to distance youselves from the 'video game' knee-jerk judgement this sort of project might call forth.

[jtbrazil]

I in no way wish to criticize others ideas but your idea although you may think it is original is entirely........ not. If you find something you wish to write about then you should, for al we know your novel could be another twilight:eek: and bring back an idea that was once over used, at least in video games.

[Omphalos]

I don't think the hybrid sounds Star Treky... but it soulds like a lot of video games... like Doom, Unreal, and the like. There have been books written out of those i think. No reason the combo wouldn't work if written well, but if it's going to feel like a video game, it's been done.

Hmmmm. Horror. Sf. Maybe pale while ghouls that sap out one's mind and turn you into a hive-mind zombie. Borg, anyone?

[Randy M.]

This sounds like the poster intends a larger scale, but ...

"Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell, Jr.
"Black Destroyer" by A. E. Van Vogt ("Asylum" might also be a near fit, but it's been too long since I read it to recall)
"Nightflyers" by George R. R. Martin

Maybe a bit farther off,
"Microcosmic God" by Theodore Sturgeon
"Sandkings" by George R. R. Martin


Just a few literary precedents, or near-precedents.

But the gaming parallel sounds even closer. And don't forget the zombies. Everything's better with zombies.


Randy M.