What kind of hard SF do I write? Everything from near-future, Earth-centric techno-thrillers to far-future, far-flung interstellar epics. Edward M. Lerner More Quotes by Edward M. Lerner More Quotes From Edward M. Lerner I like to think readers appreciate a well-drawn near-future as well as a well-drawn far-future. Edward M. Lerner well like think appreciate What SF author or fan isn't interested in human space travel? I've yet to meet one. Edward M. Lerner meet human space travel I want to believe humanity has not forgotten how to explore. Edward M. Lerner how humanity want believe I have to believe SF writers will continue to inspire the public to have faith in - to demand! - a future that is at least as big and bold as the past. Edward M. Lerner future faith believe past It would help if human experts agreed on the meaning of such basic terms as intelligence, consciousness, or awareness. They don't. It's hard to build something that's incompletely defined. Edward M. Lerner meaning help intelligence hard 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 least as I understand the usage - is more: science used other than literally. Edward M. Lerner words understand speech science Many a fine SF story uses science or technology merely as backdrop. Many a fine SF story presumes a technological breakthrough and explores its implications without attempting to predict how the thing might actual work. Edward M. Lerner story technology work science I'm a physicist and computer scientist by training. I worked in high tech for thirty years as everything from engineer to senior vice president - for many of those years, writing SF as a hobby - until, in 2004, I began writing full time. Edward M. Lerner high training writing time
