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My briefest ever definition of science fiction is ‘Hubris clobbered by Nemesis.’ Picture Quote #1

I have heard Science Fiction and Fantasy referred to as the fiction of ideas, and I like that definition, but it’s the mainstream public that chooses my books for the most part Picture Quote #1

All the definitions people want to put on you in terms of what kind of writer you are come with hidden meanings. If you’re writing science fiction, you’re writing rocket ships. If you write dystopian fiction, it’s inequity where The Man must be fought Picture Quote #1

I think that if there’s one key insight science can bring to fiction, it’s that fiction - the study of the human condition - needs to broaden its definition of the human condition. Because the human condition isn’t immutable and doomed to remain uniform forever Picture Quote #1

When I write fiction, I never try to deliver a message; I just want to tell a story. But I admit that I want the story to be memorable and the characters to touch the reader’s heart Picture Quote #1

Let’s say I find a lot of current American fiction too overwritten for my tastes, too self-conscious; I like something that’s simpler and more direct. The story is what matters to me. I hope to make it seem real to readers, as if it happened just like this - so I don’t want fancy descriptions getting in the way Picture Quote #1

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And we should keep our minds open, or at least ajar, to concepts on the fringe of science fiction. Flaky American futurologists aren’t always wrong. They remind us that a superintelligent machine is the last instrument that humans may ever design - the machine will itself take over in making further steps Picture Quote #1

Marshall Jevons is the pioneer for integrating economics and detective fiction, and The Mystery of the Invisible Hand is another fine effort in this genre Picture Quote #1

I think every writer of detective fiction writing today has been influenced by Mr. Parker. I’m of a generation that followed Robert Parker, and it was impossible to read the genre and not be influenced by him Picture Quote #1

It’s rare for me to read any fiction. I almost only read nonfiction. I don’t believe in guilty pleasures, I only believe in pleasures. People who call reading detective fiction or eating dessert a guilty pleasure make me want to puke Picture Quote #1

My father taught me to love detective fiction writers such as Raymond Chandler. When I decided to have a hard-boiled detective series I did a lot of studying before I wrote the first book. I learned police procedure, the California criminal law, and many areas outside my expertise Picture Quote #1

I definitely have an affection for detective fiction, and when I first read Dashiell Hammett’s ‘The Maltese Falcon,’ that book and its author made an enormous impression on me as a reader and a writer, and led me to other hard-boiled American writers like Raymond Chandler and Ross McDonald, among many Picture Quote #1

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One of the fantastic things about books, fiction or non-fiction, is the way they give you a chance to look into different lives Picture Quote #1

I kind of dislike ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls,’ but most of Hemingway in general, mainly because his stylistic shenanigans ruined so many young writers of my generation who tried to imitate him. I think, for his time, he moved fiction to a different level stylistically, or at least added to the dialogue, but in our time, he’s annoying Picture Quote #1

I suspect political fiction is at its best precisely when it doesn’t preach, but restricts itself to showing the reader a different way of life or thought, and merely makes it clear that this is an end-point or outcome for some kind of political creed Picture Quote #1

One of the most interesting things about science fiction and fantasy is the way that the genres can offer different perspectives on matters to do with the body, the mind, medical technology, and the way we live our lives Picture Quote #1

It’s a scary thing for fiction writers, when you’re always writing from the point of view both as and for someone who is different Picture Quote #1

As a fiction writer, my favorite tools are my imagination and the peculiar opportunities offered by different points of view Picture Quote #1

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Whether or not you discover your talents and passions is partly a matter of opportunity. If you’ve never been sailing, or picked up an instrument, or tried to teach or to write fiction, how would you know if you had a talent for these things? Picture Quote #1

Middle grade fiction, to me, is really about emergence of self. It’s about expressing the idea that the world is going to start affecting you more, and your parents’ influence is going to wane. Middle grade is when a lot of kids discover their passions - art, music, sports, what have you Picture Quote #1

[Science fiction is] a specialized type of fantasy, in which the prime assumption usually is a new scientific discovery or invention Picture Quote #1

I just think the whole disease model of addiction is crap. It’s rooted in fiction and junk science Picture Quote #1

Stories are not explanations of the world we live in. Science does that, and math does that. Our obligation as fiction writers is to enhance the mysteries Picture Quote #1

It’s kind of a misnomer about science fiction that science fiction is about anything other than people. It’s about people doing stuff, sometimes doing extraordinary stuff Picture Quote #1

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Dramatic fiction - William Shakespeare made his biggest mark writing dramatic love stories Picture Quote #1

As someone who writes and teaches YA fiction, I spend a lot of time trying to define its character and readership, and I don’t think I’m alone - genres are all about boundary drawing, and the YA genre is, in a lot of ways, about carving out boundaries around adolescence, a space for teenagers to do teenage things Picture Quote #1

People think that by living on some mountainside in a tent and being frozen to death by freezing rain, they’re somehow discovering reality, but of course that’s just another fiction dreamed up by a TV producer Picture Quote #1

Science fiction fans are awesome - they love you so much that they’ll watch anything you do, even if it’s complete crap. I never dreamed that I would go to conventions and sit down and have coffee with a Klingon. It’s so weird, but it’s my life Picture Quote #1

I’ve read science fiction my whole life. I never really dreamed that I’d be a published science fiction writer myself, but a short story I started years ago sort of demanded to be turned into a novel Picture Quote #1

The only thing more interesting than the truth is fiction dressed up as the truth Picture Quote #1

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My briefest ever definition of science fiction is ‘Hubris clobbered by Nemesis.’ (Fiction Quotes) I have heard Science Fiction and Fantasy referred to as the fiction of ideas, and I like that definition, but it’s the mainstream public that chooses my books for the most part. (Fiction Quotes) All the definitions people want to put on you in terms of what kind of writer you are come with hidden meanings. If you’re writing science fiction, you’re writing rocket ships. If you write dystopian fiction, it’s inequity where The Man must be fought. (Fiction Quotes) I think that if there’s one key insight science can bring to fiction, it’s that fiction - the study of the human condition - needs to broaden its definition of the human condition. Because the human condition isn’t immutable and doomed to remain uniform forever. (Fiction Quotes) When I write fiction, I never try to deliver a message; I just want to tell a story. But I admit that I want the story to be memorable and the characters to touch the reader’s heart. (Fiction Quotes) Let’s say I find a lot of current American fiction too overwritten for my tastes, too self-conscious; I like something that’s simpler and more direct. The story is what matters to me. I hope to make it seem real to readers, as if it happened just like this - so I don’t want fancy descriptions getting in the way. (Fiction Quotes) And we should keep our minds open, or at least ajar, to concepts on the fringe of science fiction. Flaky American futurologists aren’t always wrong. They remind us that a superintelligent machine is the last instrument that humans may ever design - the machine will itself take over in making further steps. (Fiction Quotes) Marshall Jevons is the pioneer for integrating economics and detective fiction, and The Mystery of the Invisible Hand is another fine effort in this genre. (Fiction Quotes) I think every writer of detective fiction writing today has been influenced by Mr. Parker. I’m of a generation that followed Robert Parker, and it was impossible to read the genre and not be influenced by him. (Fiction Quotes) It’s rare for me to read any fiction. I almost only read nonfiction. I don’t believe in guilty pleasures, I only believe in pleasures. People who call reading detective fiction or eating dessert a guilty pleasure make me want to puke. (Fiction Quotes) My father taught me to love detective fiction writers such as Raymond Chandler. When I decided to have a hard-boiled detective series I did a lot of studying before I wrote the first book. I learned police procedure, the California criminal law, and many areas outside my expertise. (Fiction Quotes) I definitely have an affection for detective fiction, and when I first read Dashiell Hammett’s ‘The Maltese Falcon,’ that book and its author made an enormous impression on me as a reader and a writer, and led me to other hard-boiled American writers like Raymond Chandler and Ross McDonald, among many. (Fiction Quotes) One of the fantastic things about books, fiction or non-fiction, is the way they give you a chance to look into different lives. (Fiction Quotes) I kind of dislike ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls,’ but most of Hemingway in general, mainly because his stylistic shenanigans ruined so many young writers of my generation who tried to imitate him. I think, for his time, he moved fiction to a different level stylistically, or at least added to the dialogue, but in our time, he’s annoying. (Fiction Quotes) I suspect political fiction is at its best precisely when it doesn’t preach, but restricts itself to showing the reader a different way of life or thought, and merely makes it clear that this is an end-point or outcome for some kind of political creed. (Fiction Quotes) One of the most interesting things about science fiction and fantasy is the way that the genres can offer different perspectives on matters to do with the body, the mind, medical technology, and the way we live our lives. (Fiction Quotes) It’s a scary thing for fiction writers, when you’re always writing from the point of view both as and for someone who is different. (Fiction Quotes) As a fiction writer, my favorite tools are my imagination and the peculiar opportunities offered by different points of view. (Fiction Quotes) Whether or not you discover your talents and passions is partly a matter of opportunity. If you’ve never been sailing, or picked up an instrument, or tried to teach or to write fiction, how would you know if you had a talent for these things? (Fiction Quotes) Middle grade fiction, to me, is really about emergence of self. It’s about expressing the idea that the world is going to start affecting you more, and your parents’ influence is going to wane. Middle grade is when a lot of kids discover their passions - art, music, sports, what have you. (Fiction Quotes) [Science fiction is] a specialized type of fantasy, in which the prime assumption usually is a new scientific discovery or invention. (Fiction Quotes) I just think the whole disease model of addiction is crap. It’s rooted in fiction and junk science. (Fiction Quotes) Stories are not explanations of the world we live in. Science does that, and math does that. Our obligation as fiction writers is to enhance the mysteries. (Fiction Quotes) It’s kind of a misnomer about science fiction that science fiction is about anything other than people. It’s about people doing stuff, sometimes doing extraordinary stuff. (Fiction Quotes) Dramatic fiction - William Shakespeare made his biggest mark writing dramatic love stories (Fiction Quotes) As someone who writes and teaches YA fiction, I spend a lot of time trying to define its character and readership, and I don’t think I’m alone - genres are all about boundary drawing, and the YA genre is, in a lot of ways, about carving out boundaries around adolescence, a space for teenagers to do teenage things. (Fiction Quotes) People think that by living on some mountainside in a tent and being frozen to death by freezing rain, they’re somehow discovering reality, but of course that’s just another fiction dreamed up by a TV producer. (Fiction Quotes) Science fiction fans are awesome - they love you so much that they’ll watch anything you do, even if it’s complete crap. I never dreamed that I would go to conventions and sit down and have coffee with a Klingon. It’s so weird, but it’s my life. (Fiction Quotes) I’ve read science fiction my whole life. I never really dreamed that I’d be a published science fiction writer myself, but a short story I started years ago sort of demanded to be turned into a novel. (Fiction Quotes) The only thing more interesting than the truth is fiction dressed up as the truth (Fiction Quotes)

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