You made it look too easy and now, in 2372, my family do not believe that I work hard for a living
Dear Directors of Films about Time Travel,
I am writing to you from 2372. I enclose a photograph of me at work in my office, at the Spare Earth Institute of Time Travel. I hope you can see the photo. Usually we just beam images directly onto the recipient’s retina, but you have not yet had the appropriate upgrade. It comes in iOS 31.5.
(Tip: hold off on the upgrade until 31.6, when they will have sorted out the issues with accidentally cloning you every time you unlock your iPhone).
But I digress. My real reason for writing to you…
Flash fiction
Police have confirmed that they are now treating the death of celebrity philosopher and opponent of time travel Professor Wilson as suspicious. The renowned Professor of Paradox Prevention was found dead in her university study earlier this week.
While no cause of death has yet been identified, investigators had initially believed the Professor to have been in poor health. Although she was only in her fifties, a solicitor she had visited earlier in the day described her as “elderly and infirm.” CCTV footage on the same day appears to show a hunched-over Professor Wilson struggling up the steps to her…
Five questions to ask so you don’t lose your way
I love time travel. Not actual time travel of course. Well, not yet, anyway. But reading about it, thinking about it, and writing about it. As powerful a plot device as it is, time travel can get messy. If you want your character to travel through time, here are a few questions to ask yourself.
#1: Why does your character need to be able to travel through time?
They need to visit the past to find answers or make changes. Or they need to go to the future to acquire some useful knowledge or technology. Or perhaps they don’t actually need to time travel at all, but find themselves doing so by accident.
#2: How easy is time travel?
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