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Categories Science Fiction Far Future Adventure
The writing principle of Chekhov’s gun states that “If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired.” But what happens when you fire a gun inside a spaceship?
Author Details
Mike Jack Stoumbos is an author and educator, best known for his space opera series THIS FINE CREW and as a 1st-place winner of the Writers of the Future contest. His work has appeared in a number of anthologies and collections, including STREET MAGIC, GALACTIC STEW, and DRAGON WRITERS alongside Brandon Sanderson. Mike Jack teaches writing craft workshops for teens and writing habits workshops for emerging authors; he also writes articles and essays for TheBookBreak.com and other groups. You can find him at MikeJackStoumbos.com or @MJStoumbos on Twitter. Story Notes for “No Place in Space” It started with a fun question—“What happens when you fire a bullet inside a spaceship?”—which opened a tunnel of what-ifs and eventually led to an awesome space-pirate universe, where swords are the norm and guns have no place. And, in case anyone’s wondering, I do sound like a pirate when I read this one out loud.
No Place In Space by Mike Jack Stoumbos
Author Details
Mike Jack Stoumbos is an author and educator, best known for his space opera series THIS FINE CREW and as a 1st-place winner of the Writers of the Future contest. His work has appeared in a number of anthologies and collections, including STREET MAGIC, GALACTIC STEW, and DRAGON WRITERS alongside Brandon Sanderson. Mike Jack teaches writing craft workshops for teens and writing habits workshops for emerging authors; he also writes articles and essays for TheBookBreak.com and other groups. You can find him at MikeJackStoumbos.com or @MJStoumbos on Twitter. Story Notes for “No Place in Space” It started with a fun question—“What happens when you fire a bullet inside a spaceship?”—which opened a tunnel of what-ifs and eventually led to an awesome space-pirate universe, where swords are the norm and guns have no place. And, in case anyone’s wondering, I do sound like a pirate when I read this one out loud.
