http://strangeandhappy.com/2008/12/05/the-burden-of-the-modern-science-fiction-writer/ Science Fiction Author Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:15:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://strangeandhappy.com/2008/12/05/the-burden-of-the-modern-science-fiction-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-1123 John Blake Arnold Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:15:58 +0000 http://strangeandhappy.com/?p=180#comment-1123 That Mr. Stoddard embraces the burdon of speculative fiction and is willing to write of that frustration gives hope to this author. It was Isaac Asimov who said (and I paraphrase) that no matter where or when the story is set, it is the character that engages and keeps the audience entertained-- despite the gadgets. While one does have to engage in research to write convincingly, I believe it will be ethics, and the extreme consequences of the lack of ethics, which will brand a new generation of science fictions authors, both in the West as well as in Russia and in China. Phillip K. Dick often portrayed the horrors of simple science taken to extremes. The violence of humankind does not diminish simply because there is ever better control over the marketing and advertising of our own consumption and control mechanisms-- we are still the killer apes, it is simply that now we are the kiler apes willing to genetically modify our own young for short term advances with long term consequences. Thanks for the article. That Mr. Stoddard embraces the burdon of speculative fiction and is willing to write of that frustration gives hope to this author. It was Isaac Asimov who said (and I paraphrase) that no matter where or when the story is set, it is the character that engages and keeps the audience entertained– despite the gadgets.
While one does have to engage in research to write convincingly, I believe it will be ethics, and the extreme consequences of the lack of ethics, which will brand a new generation of science fictions authors, both in the West as well as in Russia and in China. Phillip K. Dick often portrayed the horrors of simple science taken to extremes.
The violence of humankind does not diminish simply because there is ever better control over the marketing and advertising of our own consumption and control mechanisms– we are still the killer apes, it is simply that now we are the kiler apes willing to genetically modify our own young for short term advances with long term consequences.
Thanks for the article.

]]> http://strangeandhappy.com/2008/12/05/the-burden-of-the-modern-science-fiction-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-1116 ann Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:20:50 +0000 http://strangeandhappy.com/?p=180#comment-1116 maybe that is why there are so many more vampires and other fantasy books maybe that is why there are so many more vampires and other fantasy books

]]> http://strangeandhappy.com/2008/12/05/the-burden-of-the-modern-science-fiction-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-1079 JeremiahTolbert.com » Blog Archive » links for 2008-12-10 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:03:10 +0000 http://strangeandhappy.com/?p=180#comment-1079 [...] Jason Stoddard, Strange and Happy » Blog Archive » The Burden of the Modern Science Fiction Writer I do not believe SF is meant to be in any way predictory and attempting to make it so is silly. (tags: SF technology writing) [...] [...] Jason Stoddard, Strange and Happy » Blog Archive » The Burden of the Modern Science Fiction Writer I do not believe SF is meant to be in any way predictory and attempting to make it so is silly. (tags: SF technology writing) [...]

]]> http://strangeandhappy.com/2008/12/05/the-burden-of-the-modern-science-fiction-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-1047 JeremiahTolbert.com » Blog Archive » Jason Stoddard is Wrong about Science Fiction Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:34:56 +0000 http://strangeandhappy.com/?p=180#comment-1047 [...] has a nice post up about the demands placed on science fiction writers who write believable near-future SF today.  You should read it.  I think he’s wrong, but you should read [...] [...] has a nice post up about the demands placed on science fiction writers who write believable near-future SF today.  You should read it.  I think he’s wrong, but you should read [...]

]]> http://strangeandhappy.com/2008/12/05/the-burden-of-the-modern-science-fiction-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-1027 Nostalgia for the Future » links for 2008-12-09 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:02:57 +0000 http://strangeandhappy.com/?p=180#comment-1027 [...] Jason Stoddard, Strange and Happy » Blog Archive » The Burden of the Modern Science Fiction Writer "If you want to write believable near-future fiction, you can’t choose a single point of advancement. You need to have a good understanding of advances in many different fields, and you need to be able to imagine how these can come together, for good or for bad. And to be really believable, you’ll need to know more than you ever wanted to know about how the world works, economically and socially, as well as where the trends are heading." (tags: technology economics fiction writing society science change) [...] [...] Jason Stoddard, Strange and Happy » Blog Archive » The Burden of the Modern Science Fiction Writer "If you want to write believable near-future fiction, you can’t choose a single point of advancement. You need to have a good understanding of advances in many different fields, and you need to be able to imagine how these can come together, for good or for bad. And to be really believable, you’ll need to know more than you ever wanted to know about how the world works, economically and socially, as well as where the trends are heading." (tags: technology economics fiction writing society science change) [...]

]]> http://strangeandhappy.com/2008/12/05/the-burden-of-the-modern-science-fiction-writer/comment-page-1/#comment-1015 Links for 8th December 2008 | Velcro City Tourist Board Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:02:31 +0000 http://strangeandhappy.com/?p=180#comment-1015 [...] The Burden of the Modern Science Fiction Writer [...] [...] The Burden of the Modern Science Fiction Writer [...]

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