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Namely the bad, annoying, and eye-rolling cliches to avoid, but also knowing the trends that are fairly common but nobody seems to mind, or are perfectly fine with.

The story I'm thinking of is called "Journey of Accluciid". Many centuries into the future, humanity has discovered how to traverse the void between galaxies and is sending ships to start exploring and colonizing distant galaxies. The protagonist and his crew are sent to the Accluciid Galaxy, which is believed to be the largest galaxy ever discovered at the time, and the most mysterious.

Next to nothing is known about this distant galaxy, but it's more than 10,000 times the size of the Milky Way. The protagonist and his team volunteer for a dangerous adventure to begin mapping the galaxy and sending data back to the Milky Way. However, very little of the Accluciid is known, so every jump to a new star system is a risk that could end their lives.

In short, this would be a Sci-Fi that focuses SPECIFICALLY on discovery and exploration and doesn't follow the story of a military faction. Star Wars being a good example of this.

You know the slug that nearly eats Han, Chewie, Leia, and C-3PO in "The Empire Strikes Back"? This novel has one or more characters who would be wanting to study it and learn more about it. However, that's not to say they won't run into issues involving military powers in the story.

Just write it...and post minimum 1500 words daily. You will have people reading them in no time and reviewing too. Cheers!

I know I’m being a troll here... RIPPPPP
But in the title for this post, it’s a c, not s- XP

Regardless, I think you should write it out first and then, ask for reviews and/or comments. If you do, other authors and readers will constructively criticize on what they liked and what they don’t like. You can apply it and ‘fix’ your novel based on these critiques but don’t feel bad. Everybody isn’t that perfect writer instantly, you have to spend time and effort in hobbies like writing in order to get better at it.

With that being said, just write and have FUN!

Dalton_Reutlinger Writing a Sci-fi is easier said than done. Because it is a Science Fiction, meaning, it has science in it. Anything you introduce in it should have a logical explanation that science could offer. Though, it can be twisted and build upon many theories of your own to facilitate the plot. But all in all, it should be scientifically explainable.

Unlike Cultivation or standard fantasy, there are no trends in Sci-fi. Every sci-fi has a unique concept and has really diverse storylines. So, none of them conform to 'Trends'. They are what they advertise themselves as. The number of Sci-fi novels in WN is very less. Just check them out by filtering the genre in the searches. You will get some ideas. Other than that, there aren't any major restrictions in writing a Sci-fi.

All you have to ensure is that you have a sound grasp of Science. Because, based on my experience writing a Sci-fi, many readers (Those that read the Genre) here are well-versed in the field of science. And, if you make a mistake, they won't leave you easily.

Dalton_Reutlinger

For sci-fi, scientific realism or probability is important. Since you’re making a distant future soft sci-fi, you can make up technology. Still, there has to be some level of believability. You need to know enough science to blend with your fiction that a reader says, “Wow! That would be so cool! I can’t wait for someone to invent that.”

One thing you have to avoid is typical fantasy hand waving. Things like people being stupid strong and just saying, “He has super god magic!” A typical person can only lift what a average person can lift, unless they have a gadget that helps them do otherwise.

If you are traveling to different worlds, you need to make the worlds different. Also, make sure the worlds follow logic. For example, small planets have less gravity. Things weigh less, and it’s harder to stay on the ground. The atmosphere would be thin or non existent as well. Likewise, big planets would have more gravity. Things would be heavier. The atmosphere would be thinker, possibly even a gas giant like Jupiter. It doesn’t have to be perfectly realistic, but every planet can’t be like earth.

Space travel will use made up tech, but don’t forget the simple things. Without a gravity generator, things float in space. If you are accelerating quickly, you need a device to keep the acceleration from killing everyone. Star Trek uses “inertial dampeners.”

If this seems like a lot of information, it only gets worse. People question everything more in sci-fi than fantasy. The science is what separates it from just fiction. Not wanting to deal with science makes your work not a sci-fi. Of course, there is still some fiction mixed in there to make it fun.