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(4th revision) A vigilante hacker spies on a power-hungry corporation as they confirm reality itself can be manipulated like computer code, and finds herself in a race with them to leverage this power and stop them from controlling the world.
@sdanzig, I looked up Meyer's Book, "Off to be the Wizard". It is in the first instance a light comedy, then a fantasy, and last SciFi. And I think that is where the confusion comes in with your story.From what you previously posted, I thought you wanted to tell a serious SciFi story that explored tRead more
Scott Danzig, I looked up Meyer’s Book, “Off to be the Wizard”. It is in the first instance a light comedy, then a fantasy, and last SciFi. And I think that is where the confusion comes in with your story.
From what you previously posted, I thought you wanted to tell a serious SciFi story that explored the nature of reality. Meyer’s book doesn’t do that. It is a science fiction version of Twain’s? “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court”. Those books work because they are humorous, light entertainment. For a moment of fun, people are wiling to suspend their disbelief to a far greater extent than would be for a thriller, because in a comedy all they ask for is laughs.
If you classify your story as a comedy, not SciFi, and make it funny enough, then people will laugh and forget the questions about who ultimately controls the computer. We accepted all kinds of nonsense in Men In Black, because it was first of all a comedy. That film would not have worked as a thriller.
If it was your intention all along to create a SciFi comedy, then I apologize for the misunderstanding.
See less(3rd revision) When a vigilante hacker maliciously deploys a power-hungry biotech corporation?s untested experimental software and discovers it capable of manipulating reality to their advantage, she must exploit the resulting bugs, to stop them, before the world is at their mercy.
Who is the antagonist, the Malicious hacker or the biotech corporation?In other words, is your lead character trying to stop the Hacker or trying to stop the company?
Who is the antagonist, the Malicious hacker or the biotech corporation?
In other words, is your lead character trying to stop the Hacker or trying to stop the company?
See lessA na?ve teenager takes a job as an interstellar mailman, to move to a paradise planet. On the job, he gets chased by foreign agents and assassins and discovers his paradise isn’t as good as it sounds
It sounds like a juicy sci-fi comedy. Well done! Do consider the previous comments for fixing the story, but I love the "Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy" or "Space Quest" feel.
It sounds like a juicy sci-fi comedy. Well done! Do consider the previous comments for fixing the story, but I love the “Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” or “Space Quest” feel.
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