I posted on Twitter yesterday some very quick and very bad drawings of things that did their best to NOT represent the genre written on them. Here they are as a slide show.
Now trying to use these things for inspiration…. US Space Force orders an orbital mission to take out Russell’s Teapot? Infiltration using remote-controlled cyborg mice? The possibilities are endless, if also ridiculous.
Space opera about a mushroom should not be too difficult – e.g. we land on a new planet and discover a band of carnivorous mushrooms. And Harry Potter has some urban fanasy elements, and also features a rubber duck.
I actually managed to write two SFF stories about ducks. One is a Pacific Rim riff where an exploding giant rubber ducky is the perfect weapon against kaiju and the other is urban fantasy of sorts about an anthropomorphic duck from outer space who is stranded on Earth and works as a mob enforcer, as one does. I bundled them in a collection with a story about fluffy anthropomorphic rabbits from outer space trying to conquer Earth, because I didn’t have ideas for yet another duck story.
Somebody has been putting out fires down town in Dragon City. Can the dragon cops catch the serial de-arsonist before the whole town stops being up in flames?
The obvious twist is that it’s a rogue volunteer firestarter, putting fires out so he can be a hero when he comes back and restarts the fire.
Alternatively maybe a gang of East Asian dragons have snuck in and are using their control of water and weather to fuck with western dragons and steal their hoards.
Camestros Felapton 
15 responses to “My bad genre drawings”
Ok, up until horror…that smiley thing is pretty dang horrifying.
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In total agreement with Laura on the horrific smiling thing!
Also, really good MilSF has many, many bowls of tea throughout.
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Very true
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Now trying to use these things for inspiration…. US Space Force orders an orbital mission to take out Russell’s Teapot? Infiltration using remote-controlled cyborg mice? The possibilities are endless, if also ridiculous.
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Space opera about a mushroom should not be too difficult – e.g. we land on a new planet and discover a band of carnivorous mushrooms. And Harry Potter has some urban fanasy elements, and also features a rubber duck.
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I was thinking some sort of liminal fantasy thing there, with duck ponds being gateways to The Other World….
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I actually managed to write two SFF stories about ducks. One is a Pacific Rim riff where an exploding giant rubber ducky is the perfect weapon against kaiju and the other is urban fantasy of sorts about an anthropomorphic duck from outer space who is stranded on Earth and works as a mob enforcer, as one does. I bundled them in a collection with a story about fluffy anthropomorphic rabbits from outer space trying to conquer Earth, because I didn’t have ideas for yet another duck story.
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Name of collection?
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You should color these and allow small but unethical publishing companies an opportunity to pirate them for their covers.
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Now i really want to read a Dragon Police Procedural. Someone call Jo Walton!
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Somebody has been putting out fires down town in Dragon City. Can the dragon cops catch the serial de-arsonist before the whole town stops being up in flames?
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The obvious twist is that it’s a rogue volunteer firestarter, putting fires out so he can be a hero when he comes back and restarts the fire.
Alternatively maybe a gang of East Asian dragons have snuck in and are using their control of water and weather to fuck with western dragons and steal their hoards.
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Reverse Fahrenheit 451!
It was a pleasure to douse. It was a pleasure to see things sodden, to see things drenched and cooled.
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Applause!
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I protest! Space Opera should have had a snowy tavern! Everyone knows they are opposites.
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