It's a tough job to tell a story when the audience already knows the ending, and the ending is bleak.
From Walter Jon Williams
Even if you only want to write science fiction, you should also read mysteries, poetry, mainstream literature, history, biography, philosophy, and science.
Science fiction readers probably have the gene for novelty, and seem to enjoy a cascade of invention as much as a writer enjoys providing one.
I was pretty much grown-up by the time I attended school in Britain - or as grown-up as I'll ever get.
An SF author who reads only SF will have little new to contribute, but someone with a broader experience will bring more to the table.
I wanted to be an author for as long as I can remember.
Being a writer was never a choice, it was an irresistible compulsion.
I now have to find a reason to write, every single day.
For every SF reader of that period, Robert A. Heinlein was also a touchstone.
I went to college, though I didn't take many writing courses.
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