“I think the rising and falling popularity of areas like hard SF and far-future SF is, to a considerable extent, the same as any other fashion.” ThinkingHardFallFashionAreasFalling In LoveRisingPopularity Author:Stanley Schmidt
“I think the international appeal of SF is quite understandable since the kinds of people who like to read it, are, by the nature of the beast, interested in other cultures, of which other nations on Earth are the closest available example.” PeopleThinkingKindEarthCultureNationsExampleInternationalAvailableAppealsBeastClosestOther Cultures Author:Stanley Schmidt
“Of course, the way writers think about those things is almost certain to be affected by their own cultural background, and it would be hard to deny that, for whatever reasons, a lot of SF writers come from Anglo or European backgrounds.” ThinkingWayHardReasonWould BeCertainCoursesDenyBackgroundsAffected Author:Stanley Schmidt