I don't think it's a space opera. I posted some of the beginning on SYW here (The Omega) and there was some comparison with a space opera. I'm asking because every time I read the suggestion that it could be a space opera, I kept thinking this isn't a space opera, but since I really didn't understand what a space opera actually was, I thought I should ask before I get tetchy over the comparison.
I want to write this as more of an action/adventure piece with some minor exploration into the different bonds that existed before the story begins and the ones that develop during. I'm trying not to write this as a drama because I show a noted tendency to get bored writing drama and thus the story ends up abandoned, I like light hearted fun and bad jokes. If anything, this is more a science fiction/ action/adventure/humor mix-up with a bit of romance, drama, and hurt/comfort thrown in for good measure.
There is a spaceship, yes. The Omega by name, as well as a smaller "scout" ship, an enemy ship, a space station, two alien planets and Earth. The two planets have maybe three chapters between them, the enemy ship and scout ship share a chapter and a half, most of the action takes place on the Omega and depending on how much goes into it, Earth might not even appear until the half way point or later.
I won't deny that Star Wars and StarTreck were big influences on this story. I love the kind of universe that allows a person to explore different cultures and planets with an overreaching setting. It's just that my characters for this story and it's probable sequals, they aren't the big heroes really. They aren't going to lead the big offenses and end the war. They aren't orphan farm boys or charasmatic starship captains. They're people caught in a war, fighting for things like their family and friends, and they are or have fought for their own planets and now they're being asked to defend one more planet that just happens to be Earth, helped out by a couple of young adults who accidentally on purpose became superheroes.
