One should be willing to throw away a dozen ideas to come up with a good one, just as one should throw away a dozen words to come up with the right one.
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In hard-core science fiction in which characters are responding to a change in environment, caused by nature or the universe or technology, what readers want to see is how people cope, and so the character are present to cope, or fail to cope.James Gunn
Scientists do their best work when they are in their early years. Writers' skills don't necessarily decay if they can keep their interests and hopes alive (like Jack Williamson), their experience allows them greater depths to explore.
James Gunn
I don't know if there is any one secret to successful writing, but one important step is to move beyond imitation and discover what you can write that no one else can - that is, find out who you are and write that in an appropriate narrative and style.
James Gunn
I prefer to bring these to the service of story rather than to let them replace narrative.
James Gunn
As for going to the stars, The Listeners concluded that it was inherently impossible and the only contact would be through radio. I believe that this may be true on the other hand, I still nurse my youthful aspirations to go to the stars, and I think that humanity should pursue it - after all, we have not reached the pinnacle of science and technology.
James Gunn
The zombie is in a lot of ways the perfect horror movie bad guy. It plays on so many fears all at once. The fear of predators, the fear of disease and the fear of loved ones betraying us -- the ones we care about are turning around and trying to eat us.
James Gunn
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