traditional work that wins
13th November 2017 | for Creatives | awards, sci-fi, fantasy, writing, Orson Scott Card, Joy Alyssa Day, B.J. Johnson |
"It is not experimental but traditional work that wins Hugo and Nebula awards within the field."
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selling to the sf genre magazines
"In practical terms, you'll have a better chance selling to the [sf genre] magazines if your story is (1) short and (2) science fiction rather than fantasy. My career followed that track; so did the careers of most other science fiction writers in the field."
the publishing category
"I had discovered the first kind of boundary that marks the twin genres of fantasy and science fiction: the publishing category."
the best audience in the world
"The science fiction and fantasy audience ... is the best audience in the world to write for. They're open-minded and intelligent. They want to think as well as feel, understand as well as dream. Above all, they want to be led into places that no one has ever visited before. It's a privilege to tell stories to these readers, and an honor when they applaud the tales you tell."
to suggest science fiction
"A rustic setting always suggests fantasy; to suggest science fiction, you need sheet metal and plastic. You need rivets."
hear the new voice and see the new vision
"In the long run, then, whatever is published within the field of science fiction and fantasy is science fiction and fantasy, and if it doesn't resemble what science fiction and fantasy were twenty years ago or even five years ago, some readers and writers will howl, but others will hear the new voice and see the new vision with delight."