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My vote is for Free Colonies. This is more generic than Free Stars. What if you're in the middle of an asteroid belt or dust cluster sans star or planets? A space station is all there is and it mines the local region. The designation of colony covers them all.

My favorite is The Free Stars.
There's something awe inspiring about Freedom Troops coming to save me.
And - The Freedom Fleet is almost here! The Imperial Fleet better run now!

Or let's combine a couple...
United Confederacy (UCON). Or United Confederate Stars (UCS). Or perhaps - United Confederacy of Stars (UCOS).
Call them feds for short. I hear the feds are comin'. We better fly outa here.

The other issue I have is when you form sentences like "The Enduring soldiers are enduring a great deal of suffering." It doesn't feel right. You might have to avoid sentences like this.

Hey Thomas,
Welcome aboard. I've learned a great deal about writing on this site. I try to keep track of the tips given to me. Some suggestions:
1. Don't be offended if people make bruising comments. I've had items posted that were blown up. I've also blown up a chapter or two.
2. When someone makes inline comments make sure to comment on a few. I like to know if my comments are what you want. I've changed how I comment based on finding out that some authors aren't worried about every missed comma.
3. The minimum for inline comments 5. Try not to leave only 5 inline comments. I aim for 20 inline comments. Some writers are so good that I have to struggle to get to 20. So, if I give you 30 comments and you only give me 5 then I don't really want to review your work. I'm not that good of a wordsmith.
4. Keep your own backup copies. I lost most, if not all, of my best writing (most corrected) with the crash.
5. I really like brainstorming. So, encourage it by answering what people suggest and don't get brutal with it. Just say something like 'I don't think that'll work'. The best response if you don't really like something might be - I'll ponder that one.
6. I doubt you're another Updyke, Hemmingway, or CS Lewis so be patient and learn.
7. Gather a group of writers who reciprocate your writing. I had about 7 or 8 before the crash.

Welcome and have fun.
George FLC

I'm in, even with one story.

Life is tricky sometimes! Be blessed and come out stronger.

K.dot - you once posted a great discussion on characters/words. It was destroyed with the crash! Can you possibly repost it? Would it be more applicable to the Writing Tips forum? Thanks.

LENR is a power generator, but it's based primarily on Weak Nuclear Force. Fusion is based on Strong Nuclear Force.

Hypercapacitor. A hypercap. But that's been taken. So, get fancy. Hypercapbat or Hyperbatcap can be used but I only did a very limited search.

Because of the abundance of hydrogen you have to use some fusion devices. But, what's beyond that? A possible futuristic system might be a black hole generator. That could explain the implosion and explosion. Fusion reactors generate a very tiny black hole.

A hyper-hole-generator?

Perhaps create 2 black holes that circle each other at incredible speeds. The immense gravity waves are converted into usable energy.

A paired-hyper-hole-generator?

Fusion for spaceships is great.

You mention fusion for cars. Let me get really techno picky on this one. Fusion implies huge temperatures like the sun. You might want to refer to it as Cold Fusion (CF). Or call it Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR). Both these concepts are being struggled over internationally. It's not made up. I like LENR, however, you will need to somehow really establish the name. You'll probably have to define it a couple few times. Or call it the LENR Drive or LENRD (pronounced Leonard). I was trying to figure out LENRDO (Leonardo!!) but failed.

If this is too much then fine.

Did you test pass?