You've got the vaguest beginning of an outline of a setting. If you want it to be great entertainment, you've got to give it a story and characters. You've got to figure out what it is really about, what makes it thought provoking. It takes a lot of work to create all of that. You can't just hand off this initial description to the world and act like other people are going to pick it up for you. Don't tell me it's better than Star Trek, show me.
this post was submitted on 28 Dec 2025
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I know, I was not trying that detailed, Plus, just thought it through as I typing-out the post. I am working on another story,
You have some good replies here, but I’ll add one piece. You’ve imagined a world where your primary characters are Good. No killing, just defensive armaments, all about diplomacy and exploration.
Consider, though, that interesting stories have conflict. Conflict needs to have consequences to the characters you’re following, or it’s not very interesting.
You’re describing a world that would probably be better to live in than that of Star Trek. But I’m not sure it would result in better stories.
There more things than just violence & wars to create problems over, Thank you, for that input, but I have already thought through pages (comic books)-chapters (books-graphic novels)-episodes (TV)-movies.
That is awesome, do start working on it!
Better is subjective. What you describe could well be one of the factions in the Star Trek universe. You are telling a story from a slightly different perspective -- an even more nonviolent one.
A good question to answer may be: What will make your story engaging to us all, in an age where so many stories have been told in so many ways?
WOW!!!!! Thank You, for such positive response & encouragement.
What do mean by better is subjective?
‘Star Trek’ universe is just violent & wars, for what I described to fit into it. Completely nonviolent, when you think of the fact that main Beings are non-violent, negotiators, & their ships would only have defensive weapons that can never directly harm attackers.
You really think the idea I summarized has been done before? I have never been a huge reader & read even less than I did as an HS student, but I never read-watch any entertainment comes close to what I have summarized. I no offense/harmful weapons anywhere, even on their hips, unlike both legendary Space SciFi entertainments.
Consider this scary thought, while I always think better of the middle-poor classes of people than most, has our world & our world’s entertainment become so violent-wars that there would not be a big enough audience for it?
Perhaps I have imagined it too, then, for it feels very familiar. Do go on, I am willing to be your editor, when time etc. permits. Engage! ;)
With all due respect, How good with English language are you? Not your fault, I have proven Learning Challenges that make English language & writing hard & truthfully makes me nerves about writing stories. Like I have said I am already in the most important story, I could ever write, for everything on this planet. I am also going to make all my stories interconnected, like TV spinoffs & movies beyond trilogies/3 & 6 (i do not what the correct terms are for them).
You comment writing is a bit rambling, probably a fast and motivated brain -- good! Make sure you keep an eye on tone and pace.