In mainstream literature, a trope is a figure of speech: metaphor, simile, irony, or the like. Words used other than literally. In SF, a trope - at... →
Edward M. Lerner
Lots of science fiction deals with distant times and places. Intrepid prospectors in the Asteroid Belt. Interstellar epics. Galactic empires. Trips... →
Many a fine SF story uses science or technology merely as backdrop. Many a fine SF story presumes a technological breakthrough and explores its... →
When I was in graduate school in consumer science and math, all of the big companies had labs, all doing blue sky research.
Sandra Lerner
Space or science fiction has become a dialect for our time.
Doris Lessing
I see every book as a problem that you have to solve. That is what dictates the form you use. It's not that you say, 'I want to write a... →
In contemporary art culture, where good looks and clever strategic planning of art careers have become a feature, professional practice may be taught... →
Michael Leunig
I am probably not alone in sensing above me the huge corporations and monstrous banks, science, politics and technologies, spy satellites and stock... →
Ambiguity is very interesting in writing; it's not very interesting in science.
Janna Levin
I would say the connection between art and science is very tenuous for me. It's just that I'm interested in both. I don't think that my... →