Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the S.S. Write-On. It’s 12-minute mission? To explore the topic of Technobabble! Today on Write On, we’ll be exploring the realm of science fiction, and the importance of the gadgets that make up the fictional worlds we all know and love. We explore everything from comedic works like Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy to more realistic, scientifically based inspired stories such as Andy Weir’s The Martian, and discuss how each story utilizes technobabble in their own way. We talk about how setting and location impact your technobabble, as well as talk about the importance of research, consistency, and brevity when writing technobabble into your stories.

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00:00 Intro
01:00 What is Technobabble?
02:06 Deus Ex Machina
03:12 Choosing Your Subgenre
05:21 Choosing Your Setting
07:55 Doing Your Research
09:52 Confidence and Consistency
10:34 Simplifying Your Technobabble

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