My current fear - with the book I'm writing - is if I ever publish it, people will nit-pick it to death. That's the problem with sci-fi, a lot of people expect things to be factually accurate, which is odd, considering it is fiction and factual accuracy and science-fiction are sort of oxymorons.
The skill to acquire in this regard, frankly, is to have a good beta reader and/or editor that actually understands the basic sciences, and can help the writer work around technical accuracy issues without compromising the essence of the story, and yes, that can be done.
That being said, if a reader is a hard-core, purely scientifically minded reader, said person will likely find that very little SF reading material (or TV or movies, for that matter) will completely satisfy them. Therefore, you, as a writer, shouldn't worry if they pick at your work. It's about them and their needs, remember, not you and yours.
While I personally lean to the scientifically accurate side for stories that intend to be that, I have no trouble with stories that aren't, as long as they're well-written and satisfying to read.
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The skill to acquire in this regard, frankly, is to have a good beta reader and/or editor that actually understands the basic sciences, and can help the writer work around technical accuracy issues without compromising the essence of the story, and yes, that can be done.
That being said, if a reader is a hard-core, purely scientifically minded reader, said person will likely find that very little SF reading material (or TV or movies, for that matter) will completely satisfy them. Therefore, you, as a writer, shouldn't worry if they pick at your work. It's about them and their needs, remember, not you and yours.
While I personally lean to the scientifically accurate side for stories that intend to be that, I have no trouble with stories that aren't, as long as they're well-written and satisfying to read.