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.
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That's the nice thing about doing research. Whatever you do is novel, so you always have this sense of novelty, even if you are only using a new gadget.
Science fiction offers an intensely bracing angle of view for writers to adopt, especially in a time of constant innovation and crisis, and it is a scandal that in 1999 so many writers have written it and continue to write it in obscurity.
Writers do draw inspiration from their own lives, which, quite frankly, might be more interesting than fiction.
The dilemma felt by science fiction writers will be perceived in other creative endeavors.
I work with a lot of scientists, and one of the frustrating things they find is that all this fascinating stuff is being done which doesn't find its way into science fiction. They say look at the science fact pages - they're so much more imaginative than science fiction.
Science fiction is becoming more of a diverse kind of genre.
People assume that science is a very cold sort of profession, whereas writing novels is a warm and fuzzy intuitive thing. But in fact, they are not at all different.
Science fiction encourages us to explore... all the futures, good and bad, that the human mind can envision.
It's my experience that scientists can find it difficult to understand the needs of scriptwriters or storytellers.
Science fiction is exciting because it promises to show the world and the universe from perspectives radically unlike what we've seen before.
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