Content warning: This page contains: Death/dying Violence/combat I tell my friend I am writing a science fiction novel. Oh, like Star Wars? I love that movie. No, I reply, I am writing a novel. It has a double plot. A man’s world is ending, and so is his marriage. I liked that in Interstellar, she says. Does your planet explode? Are there blasters? You need guns for special effects. My pages don’t boom, I admit. No flashing lights. Just words. People like that? What about a soundtrack?
