The Oracle Says:

You Should Be a Science Fiction Writer

Your ideas are very strange, and people often wonder what planet you're from. And while you may have some problems being "normal," you'll have no problems writing sci-fi. Whether it's epic films, important novels, or vivid comics... Your own little universe could leave an important mark on the world!

What Type of Writer Should You Be?

So after my last mopey post about writing (or my lack of desire to do so), I "quit" writing for all of 37 minutes, or so. It was a marvelous 37 minutes. No guilt. No pressure. No wistful glances at other people's first novels and kicking myself because MY first novel is still in a folder collecting virtual dust.

Then my muse tapped me on the shoulder and said, "Hey, what about this idea I found waaaayyyy back in the back of your head -- that kind of futuristic sci-fi piece that you always thought might make a good young adult read?"

To which I replied, "Ridiculous! I don't even read futuristic sci-fi pieces and that whole idea is probably way to smart for me."

And my muse said, "Yeah, you're probably right. Way too smart."

Of course, that got me going a little because if there is anything in the world I hate, it's when people (even myself) assume me to be not smart enough to understand something.

So I said, "Well, it can't be THAT smart. I could probably do it if I really wanted to."

And my muse said, "Yeah, IF you really wanted to."

Then I said, "It might be a nice diversion. Just something to pass the time until I was ready to work seriously again... as a writer, that is."

To which my muse replied, "Diversion. Yeah, just what you need."

Ah, what the hell. Call it what you want.

It just so happens that I have an in-house sci-fi expert, so I tossed my idea at him. He caught it, of course, and tossed it right back at me... along with some homework.

THEN I came across this test (note results above) at Lory's Blog and it seems pretty clear that my muse was on to something.

So now I'm busy reading my sci-fi homework and researching the myriad of ways people might destroy the world. Worse case, it'll be a good diversion for a while.