How to Write Science Fiction

How to Write Science Fiction

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"Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not." - Isaac AsimovThis piece is intended as a bit of a Help guide, a point of reference and hopefully something people will enjoy, as ultimately all of you will have different experiences reading and writing science fiction, and writing in general. If nothing else, I hope it inspires you to try your hand at writing Science Fiction if you haven't already.…

Science Fiction Profile Guide

Science Fiction Profile Guide

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Welcome to the Science Fiction profile guide! Here's where you'll find information about who we are and all the other important information regarding the @ScienceFiction profile including submission guidelines, directories and handy tips.…

Quarantine

Quarantine

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When a deadly disease ravages the town of Holmsley, Frankie and her friends find themselves trapped inside a military-blockaded quarantine zone. *****A story that was first published in 2014 and feels more relevant than ever.Fifteen-year-old Frankie and her friends must find their way out of quarantine if they want to survive. As the body count rises, Frankie realizes that this is no ordinary quarantine and no one is coming to help. Once infected, the sick become crazed and violent, while fear turns other survivors to savages. And who or what are the mysterious figures Frankie keeps seeing around town? It seems she'll have to unravel the dark truth behind it all if she wants to get out alive...Content and/or trigger warning: This story describes disease outbreaks and contains scenes of violence, which may be triggering for some readers.[[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]…

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

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An anthology to get your gears spinning.…

A Different Virus: Heartfire

A Different Virus: Heartfire

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In the future, everyone who's bitten by a zombie turns into one... until Diane doesn't. Seven days later, she's facing consequences she never imagined. * * * * * As civilization collapses under a relentless wave of zombies, Diane and her friends take shelter in a military base. However, while she's rescuing another survivor, Diane gets bitten by one of the monsters. She knows if anyone finds out about the bite she'll be driven away, so she keeps it hidden. But she soon discovers she isn't turning into a zombie, she's turning into something else.---------Excerpt:I looked up and stared. My reflection looked back at me in the mirror of the dark room. My eyes were literally glowing, there was no mistaking it. It was not a reflection of light, or any of the other excuses I had used or others had assumed. They were glowing a light sapphire blue color. It was not a bright glow, but it was definitely a glow.Glowing eyes were not normal.Okay, at this point I had to admit it, I was no longer normal.What was I then? For that, I had no answer[[Word count: 500,000-550,000]]…

Contests & Challenges II

Contests & Challenges II

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The new edition of Sci-Fi short fiction competitions as run by the official Wattpad Sci-Fi profile. Fancy writing some Science Fiction? This collection contains a series of prompts that can be used as a personal challenge, a way to compete with your fellow Wattpadders and, of course, a great place to find some great science fiction stories. Everything from drabbles to flash fiction, a celebration of all things Science Fiction. Read the most recent chapter to find out what contest is live now!…

Sci-Fi Competitions and Challenges

Sci-Fi Competitions and Challenges

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Sci-Fi short fiction competitions as run by the official Wattpad Sci-Fi profile. Fancy writing some Science Fiction, this collection contains a series of prompts that can be used as a personal challenge, a way to compete with your fellow Wattpadders and of course a great place to find some great science fiction stories. Everything from drabbles to flash fiction, a celebration of all things Science Fiction. Read the most recent chapter to find out what contest is live now!…

Ari and Zac

Ari and Zac

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Ari Callahan has no idea how to talk to boys -- or how to talk to anyone for that matter. Enter Zac, the cute new guy in town who won't stop texting her. But is his interest real, or does he have a hidden agenda? *****Found as a young child washed up on the beach, 17-year-old Ari Callahan has never uttered a word out loud to anyone -- not even her adoptive family. Psychologists have diagnosed her with a condition called selective mutism, but Ari can't help identifying with her namesake character, Ariel, the little mermaid in the fairytale whose voice was stolen by a sea witch.Mermaid-obsession aside, Ari's silence makes socializing tough. She's never had a boyfriend or been asked out on a date. Not until Zac, the confident new arrival in town, asks for her number.But Zac has his own reasons for texting with Ari. He's part of a movement to sabotage the artificial music app called SirenSong, threatening to render human singing obsolete. Zac's collaborators have scoured the globe in search of a singing voice perfect enough to break the SirenSong spell, and their search has led them straight to Ari's beachside town.Will her relationship with Zac help Ari find her voice and unlock the secrets of her origins? Or will he use her and leave her high and dry?This story is now available on YONDER, your next-generation reading app from the Wattpad family.Join me on YONDER today! Find it now in your app store.Title: Ari and Zac(formerly The Mermaid Hypothesis)Content Warning: This story contains references to selective mutism, suicidal thoughts, and early childhood trauma.…

Nano Bytes - A Collection of Short SciFi Stories

Nano Bytes - A Collection of Short SciFi Stories

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This is a collection of short stories written by Wattpadders who love their Science Fiction as much as we do. It aims to celebrate the diversity of the genre both in sub-genre, length and style, so whether you like Steampunk or Hard SciFi, Space Opera or Dystopian, fanfiction or a drabble, we know you'll find something in here you like. Explore, read, enjoy.Come one, come all. Welcome to Nano-Bytes!…

Sci-Fi Writing Prompts

Sci-Fi Writing Prompts

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The Science Fiction Profile presents a prompt book for writing enthusiasts to write their own next big Sci-Fi hit and get a chance to be featured in the Sci-Fi reading list.…

Science Fiction Week(s)

Science Fiction Week(s)

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Engage in the fun of our our science fiction weeks - games, discussions and stories for readers and writers of the science fiction community.…

Titan X

Titan X

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TTITAN X was removed from Wattpad 8/21/21!I will be publishing a newly edited and reformatted version on Kindle Vella very soon...Be sure to download the Kindle iOS app and search for it by Titan X or by my name! Thanks for supporting me! I can't make this huge step without your support. See the cover and copyright pages for additional info...She wants to save her husband. They want the power within her.Sarah Lawson was enslaved by the government because she's immortal. Put to work on a space station, she escaped after a terrible accident and she's been running ever since. The only person she lost was her husband, and when she's caught by the creators of the Titan X program, she finds out why - they want a working version of the serum that made Sarah immortal. Forced to work alongside the only people that can help her rescue her husband, Sarah has to risk everything to save him.Authorized version: Only on Kindle Vella…

The Best in Science Fiction - Reader Reviews

The Best in Science Fiction - Reader Reviews

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This is a collection of reviews of your favourite Wattpad Science Fiction stories. Some stories may be well known already, but we have also tried to include many that are relatively unknown, in an attempt to highlight your favourite works on Wattpad. If you want to suggest a story to be reviewed (not your own please), please follow the instructions in the introduction of this collection, and one of the team will write a review based on your submission.Reviews are listed alphabetically by Wattpad username. Enjoy!…

Area 51

Area 51

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Thank you for tuning in to Roswell UndergroundThe truth is out there…

The Lost City Of Atlantis

The Lost City Of Atlantis

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This book contains theories about the existence of the City of Atlantis.…

Cyber Heart  |JJK Fanfiction|

Cyber Heart |JJK Fanfiction|

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"So....how do you feel about humans?" Jungkook looked up at me with his mechanic blue eyes and stroked my cheek, his fingers tenderly brushing against my skin."I know I feel something about you...Dr. Marks..." I looked up at him with wide eyes and I froze. Robots can't fall in love with humans. It isn't possible.....is it?⭐Best Ranking: #1 in #robots #1 in #robot #1 in #sciencefantasy #1 in #jungkookie #1 in #mechanic #1 in #lab⭐️~Sci-fi Fanfiction~All Credit for cover photo goes to BTS and Bighit Entertainment…

The Descent

The Descent

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After Denton foils a terrorist attack at an Intergalactic sporting event, he finds himself racing to save his homeworld from a plot of betrayal and revenge. ***** When Denton Staxx, a special agent with the Orbital Security Services, discovers the Intergalactic Olympic Games have been targeted by a terrorist attack, he rushes to Earth to try and stop the event before it's too late. But what he discovers on earth is far worse than he imagined, and Denton is quickly pulled into a galaxy-wide conspiracy that takes him from one solar system to another in the search for a mastermind that will stop at nothing to get his revenge on the richest man in the universe -- regardless of the innocent people who die along the way.[[Wattys' Shortlisted]][[1st place, Month Elimination Awards, Sci-Fi Category]][[Best Plot Development, Iced Tea Summer Bash Awards]][[Best Adventure Scifi Story, The Ooorah's SciFi Awards]][[1st place, Rebel Awards, Sci-fi Category]][[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]…

Greats of Science Fiction

Greats of Science Fiction

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This collection of writer profiles aims to showcase the history and lives behind some of the greatest Science Fiction writers the genre has seen. From the early 'greats' and 'masters' of the Science Fiction world to some of the 'genre shakers' who have revolutionised how SF is viewed; from Dystopian to Steampunk, via Space Opera and Hard SF, we will try to showcase the wonderful world of Science Fiction through its many writers, both past and present.…

For the Love of Akira (18+)

For the Love of Akira (18+)

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Akira, a failed science experiment gone tyrant finds pleasure in watching the one person who doesn't hate him. He decided to meet her, and embark on the journey of love, and finding himself.…

THE TIME MACHINE (Completed)

THE TIME MACHINE (Completed)

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The Time Machine is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells, published in 1895 and written as a frame narrative. Wells is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposely and selectively forwards or backward in time. The term "time machine", coined by Wells, is now almost universally used to refer to such a vehicle. The Time Machine has been adapted into three feature films of the same name, as well as two television versions, and a large number of comic book adaptations. It has also indirectly inspired many more works of fiction in many media productions.…

Experiment Zero

Experiment Zero

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There's more out there than you think. Ashley Cartwright works on a secluded island for her father as a secretary. The lab her father works at it planning on discovering something big, something Ashley doesn't find out about until it's too late. They aren't the only secluded island, and there is another species no one has ever known about until one of them is captured and brought in. Subject Zero.Cover by blck_n_whte(EDITING)#1 in Science fiction 8-2-18#15 in Romance 1-4-19…

Species XD-63

Species XD-63

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#1 in alienromance 28/03/20A New Breeding Program. They sent a message across space for one thing - females.The Species XD-63 or Xyons are a dying species.The last generation of female Xyons had died out leaving the remaining males to look into space.The answer remains on Earth.Xyon males and human females are found to be compatible. A survey is sent out across Earth for willing females to partake in the new breeding program - Lola is one of them.…

Force & Federation: An Anthology

Force & Federation: An Anthology

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Welcome to Force & Federation, an anthology of short stories from the Star Wars and Star Trek universes.We're looking for stories no more than 5,000 words in length that feature no major characters from either franchise. You should feel free to create your own character and insert them into either of those established universes, or to take a minor character one might describe as "recurring" and write a story in which they're the star.Force & Federation will contain an equal number of stories from each franchise.…

Rewind [ScienceFiction Contest]

Rewind [ScienceFiction Contest]

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He was killed the last time. But now, he was back. Last one hour. Last chance to save her.This time, he knew what to expect.*********************My Entry for 'That Last Hour' (ScienceFiction) Contest.CONTEST RULES:Prompt -- You die, but instead of moving on to the afterlife, your soul returns to your body one hour before your death. With all the knowledge of that hour, you have one last chance to live that hour.Genre -- Science FictionSubmitted -- 28/08/2020Word Limit -- 1000 WordsMy Word Count -- 1000*********************…