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Originally Posted by John Carroll
Human travel and civilization is fine in and of itself, but there really are dragons in this world and an Earth sized planet just isn't big enough for them.
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Why not?
Earth is (or has been) demonstrably large enough for dinosaurs, blue whales, and jumbo jets; why not dragons?
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I really am okay with a larger than Earth world. It works for me even though it might not be real scientifically. It's not so unbelievable as to break reality with the reader.
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One thing you may be forgetting: Readers, nowadays, read -- and write -- reviews. They're not just connected but, perhaps, even more connected than the average person. You don't need
all of your readers to catch you in scientific bloopers; you only need one or two, and they'll tell the others. Or, in your case, don't need, because getting snarked in your reviews is not going to help your sales in the least.
If you're going to tamper with physics and planetology, understand them first, so you can understand your changes and their effects. And if you're going to write,
read! These things are not optional -- not if you don't want the kind of reviews that start "When I read it for humor value, this actually wasn't bad" -- and you didn't write a humorous story.