http://dragonwritingprompts.blogsome.com/2007/02/17/grand-list-of-overused-science-fiction-cliches/ Writing prompts for speculative fiction writers of all ages. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:45:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha http://dragonwritingprompts.blogsome.com/2007/02/17/grand-list-of-overused-science-fiction-cliches/#comment-80 Tue, 15 May 2007 16:30:35 +0100 http://dragonwritingprompts.blogsome.com/2007/02/17/grand-list-of-overused-science-fiction-cliches/#comment-80 Nitpicks: yes spacecraft going past do go whoosh (or more accurately WHAM and flip you head over heels), if they fly close enough to catch you in the rocket backwash. And yes, high powered lasers have recoil, in fact they can be used as rocket engines. Nitpicks: yes spacecraft going past do go whoosh (or more accurately WHAM and flip you head over heels), if they fly close enough to catch you in the rocket backwash. And yes, high powered lasers have recoil, in fact they can be used as rocket engines.

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