NH, SF or Celeb?

[LaRascasse]

I've had this budding idea in my head about a story based on an anime I saw as a kid.

The main story involves a race of all powerful aliens (who look mostly human, but have unthinkable powers). They go around colonizing other planets, enslaving entire populations or selling them to the highest bidder. Being warriors is like a sixth sense to them, they live to fight (Spartan culture).

So essentially, one of the more powerful and more morally conflicted members of the race is sent to a planet very far away to prepare it for invasion. The main army will arrive in a year or so and begin disseminating the new slaves and establishing their order. This planet, coincidentally enough, turns out to be Earth.

Our protagonist explores the planet and realizes that peace and civilization is better than the tribal violence they live in. She even falls in love with one or more humans and eventually decides that this planet should live on its own. So she chooses to defend it when the rest of the cavalry arrive.

Now here is why it can go into either of the 3 categories in my title.

NonHuman - Most of the story is set on Earth and it centres around someone who is well... nonhuman.

SciFi - There will be some mention of advanced technologies and spacecraft. The part of the story set outside Earth (say the first 10%) can be considered scifi.

Celeb - The race in question is the Saiyyan race (of the DBZ anime fame). But I won't use any of the specific characters or plot lines from that series, just the species and what they are capable of.

Where should it go?

 

[drteetho]

Sounds like it would fit best in Sci-FI, IMHO.

 

[Stella_Omega]

It is not celeb, because you are not featuring any celebrities or canon characters, Since you are drawing inspiration from something someone else wrote before you, it could be called "fanfiction"-- but Lit doesn't actually have a fanfic category.

It's non-human if the story is about her being not-a-human and how that works for her and those around her.

It's science fiction if there is a focus on the science or speculative aspects-- what if the world were different?

 

[LaRascasse]

Well, most of the story is her coming to terms with a world where love and compassion exist. Where she comes from, everyone hates the other. The only unifying force is fear. You don't kill someone only if a) they don't constitute a threat to you or b) they are more powerful.

It is a gradual realization that such a world is not only possible, but is better.

 

[MSTarot]

if it was going to be a multi- part story you could split it between categories. What happened on Pluto stays on Pluto. What happens on Earth stays on Earth.

have the outer space part be sci-fi, have what happened on earth be non human.

If its just the one story i would have to say non human. Because she is an alien.

I have a very sci-fi story in Non Con because of the subject mater.

You can try it in one and if you get a lot of negative comments about it being in the wrong category you can always have it moved. I've did that with the story 'A Grimm Tribute'

Okay now going to sit on the edge of my chair waiting to read this.

Are you done yet, are you done yet, are you done yet?

M.S.Tarot

 

[sr71plt]

You don't offer any reason why it would be celeb. If your protagonist is Brittany Spears, it doesn't matter what the rest of it is, it goes in celeb, which is a trump category. But on what you've given, I'd put it in SciFi.

 

[glynndah]

My first thought was Sci-Fi.

 

[LaRascasse]

You don't offer any reason why it would be celeb. If your protagonist is Brittany Spears, it doesn't matter what the rest of it is, it goes in celeb, which is a trump category. But on what you've given, I'd put it in SciFi.

I said "Celeb" was a possibility since I was borrowing the race of aliens from somewhere. But given what Stella has said, I won't be putting it there since I am not using any specific characters.

 

[sr71plt]

I said "Celeb" was a possibility since I was borrowing the race of aliens from somewhere. But given what Stella has said, I won't be putting it there since I am not using any specific characters.

Celeb is for use of specific known people.

 

[lovecraft68]

Celeb is for use of specific known people.

My gut reaction is that you're right here.

Then I started thinking about "races"

The Predator from the movies was never a specifically named Predator they were just all called "Predators" just like The "Aliens" from Alien.

So one were to borrow the Predator, maybe it would be considered celeb.

 

[sr71plt]

My gut reaction is that you're right here.

Then I started thinking about "races"

The Predator from the movies was never a specifically named Predator they were just all called "Predators" just like The "Aliens" from Alien.

So one were to borrow the Predator, maybe it would be considered celeb.

A celebrity is a person (the dicitonary is your friend). A trademarked fictional character is treated the same way on Lit. as a true celebrity (but a lot fewer fictional characters are trademarked than most here--including, apparently, the Web site owners think).

 

[lovecraft68]

A celebrity is a person (the dicitonary is your friend). A trademarked fictional character is treated the same way on Lit. as a true celebrity (but a lot fewer fictional characters are trademarked than most here--including, apparently, the Web site owners think).

And spell check is your friend

I understand what you're saying, but was wondering about the example I provided.

And the site I believe has "heard" something from some trademark police, I know they have been very hard on DC superhero character submissions. I guess the powers that be over there are not amused by Cat woman raping Bat girl.

 

[Stella_Omega]

My gut reaction is that you're right here.

Then I started thinking about "races"

The Predator from the movies was never a specifically named Predator they were just all called "Predators" just like The "Aliens" from Alien.

So one were to borrow the Predator, maybe it would be considered celeb.

In this day and age, utterly non-existant people are often celebs, so yeah it's a possibility.

 

[soflabbwlvr]

Most fanfic stories also fall into be celebrity category. I know of one author who fought tooth and nail to keep her Vulcan story out of Celebrity, but even after submitting the story in Sci-fi, it showed up in Celebrity. All characters in the story were original creations, and there was no mention whatsoever of any trade-marked Star Trek character. Still ended up in Celebrity.

 

[lovecraft68]

In this day and age, utterly non-existant people are often celebs, so yeah it's a possibility.

On this note, I just checked my e-mails and you know how yahoo has that top ten trending now list?

#'s 1 and 4 were Miley Cyrus' new tattoo and #4 was something Justin Bieber tweeted.

The vice presidential debate was number 7

Shows you where we are right now and pretty much how we got there

 

[LaRascasse]

On this note, I just checked my e-mails and you know how yahoo has that top ten trending now list?

#'s 1 and 4 were Miley Cyrus' new tattoo and #4 was something Justin Bieber tweeted.

The vice presidential debate was number 7

Shows you where we are right now and pretty much how we got there

What? No PSY on that list.

Ageist much?

 

[Stella_Omega]

Most fanfic stories also fall into be celebrity category. I know of one author who fought tooth and nail to keep her Vulcan story out of Celebrity, but even after submitting the story in Sci-fi, it showed up in Celebrity. All characters in the story were original creations, and there was no mention whatsoever of any trade-marked Star Trek character. Still ended up in Celebrity.

Manu and Laurel just sort of ... Have their little ways, don't they.

 

[lovecraft68]

What? No PSY on that list.

Ageist much?

Nope no psy

But I've seen the video and have no doubt if I got bombed enough would give gangnam style a shot.

 

[soflabbwlvr]

Manu and Laurel just sort of ... Have their little ways, don't they.

I recognize that no story categorization scheme will adequately address all situational permutations that Lit. authors can and will devise, but there are some obvious fixes that are mysteriously overlooked. The creation of a fanfic category is one.

 

[TinyBeth]

And spell check is your friend

I understand what you're saying, but was wondering about the example I provided.

And the site I believe has "heard" something from some trademark police, I know they have been very hard on DC superhero character submissions. I guess the powers that be over there are not amused by Cat woman raping Bat girl.

Lol. Nope.DC is pretty strict about things like that. Marvel too.
I have seen a few stories where people have made characters similar to but not exactly the same as a licensed character. Believe me, I've been tempted to write a story using the old-school Star Sapphire, inspired by the famous cover where she made Superman kneel at her feet.

 

[LaRascasse]

Nope no psy

But I've seen the video and have no doubt if I got bombed enough would give gangnam style a shot.

Now that is something we would all pay to see.

 

[lovecraft68]

Now that is something we would all pay to see.

Okay, I just need to find the flashy suit

 

[LaRascasse]

Okay, I just need to find the flashy suit

Oppa Providence Style....