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What about the little green men?

So here’s a situation I’ve been pondering for a while…

Say you’re writing a futuristic series set on…kind of an outpost of Earth, I guess. There’s interplanetary travel but the setting is primarily the one outpost. Do you prefer:

A) An all human cast (as in Firefly)

B) A variety of aliens with human central characters (as in Star Wars)

All opinions welcome and greatly appreciated.

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11 Responses to “What about the little green men?”

  1. Anne Says:
    February 18th, 2007 at 11:28 pm

    :popcorn: I choose B. I’d like to see a variety of aliens and humans in a mixed setting, though each could have their own clubs, etc., where only their species is allowed. :blah:

  2. May Says:
    February 19th, 2007 at 4:07 am

    B.

    I like Aliens.

    It could be Shannon Stacey does Alien Love! :nod:

  3. Patrice Michelle Says:
    February 19th, 2007 at 4:24 am

    I like B, Shannon. :nod:

  4. Wax Says:
    February 19th, 2007 at 6:07 am

    Definitely B for series potential.

    My only concern would be space/pacing for the world build. (Please don’t hit me for bringing that up)

    :hide:

  5. Charlene Says:
    February 19th, 2007 at 9:24 am

    Aliens!:nod: Although I love Firefly. :heart:

  6. Jaci Burton Says:
    February 19th, 2007 at 9:26 am

    Mostly human, but sprinkle in aliens as secondaries or peripheral characters. Would that be option C? :neener:

  7. Melani Blazer Says:
    February 19th, 2007 at 10:21 am

    dice it up—give us good aliens, bad aliens and ugly aliens. Oh, and the same for humans, too :beam:

  8. Heather Rae Scott Says:
    February 19th, 2007 at 12:53 pm

    I like B as well.

    Let’s face it, darling, if you write it, we will read. It all depends on how crazy you want to make yourself.

    Rae

  9. Angie Says:
    February 19th, 2007 at 5:19 pm

    D. (since Jaci had C): I don’t care, I just want the book (I mean, a futuristic from Shannon Stacey? :woot:)

  10. Shannon Says:
    February 19th, 2007 at 9:43 pm

    So…aliens, then.

    :beam:

    Y’all just want me to work harder, don’t you. :crazy:

  11. Charlene Says:
    February 20th, 2007 at 2:30 pm

    Hey, if I can do aliens, you can do aliens. :wink: