There are a significant number of people who appreciate what we do, and most of them gravitate to Analog because this is where they can find it. The other magazines tend to share their audiences, which may result in each… — Stanley Schmidt Copy Share Image
And, of course, some SF is set close enough to here and now that Anglo and European do apply. Since many of the writers… — Stanley Schmidt Copy Share
Ideally, I'd like every issue to include a diverse group of stories that meet the qualifications sketched above, but covering a wide range of… — Stanley Schmidt Copy Share
As for sticking strictly to presently known science, I will simply point out that we have already experienced at least two major revolutions in… — Stanley Schmidt Copy Share
This means I must pay close attention to the writing, but equally so to the scientific background - which sometimes means doing fairly involved… — Stanley Schmidt Copy Share
Through our entire history we have become accustomed to pushing [animals] around in ways dictated by our own wants and needs without much regard… — Stanley Schmidt Copy Share
Of course, the way writers think about those things is almost certain to be affected by their own cultural background, and it would be… — Stanley Schmidt Copy Share
intricately and intriguingly woven, lots of fun, and extremely thought provoking. — Stanley Schmidt Copy Share
When something hasn't been around much for a while, and one example of it turns up and catches people's eyes, they go looking for… — Stanley Schmidt Copy Share
Resist the temptation to try to use dazzling style to conceal weakness of substance. — Stanley Schmidt Copy Share
I think the international appeal of SF is quite understandable since the kinds of people who like to read it, are, by the nature… — Stanley Schmidt Copy Share
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… — Stanley Schmidt Copy Share
There are a significant number of people who appreciate what we do, and most of them gravitate to Analog because this is where they… — Stanley Schmidt Copy Share
Usually if nobody hates a piece, nobody loves it, either; and a magazine which sets itself the goal of provoking thought is not doing… — Stanley Schmidt Copy Share
Don't mistake a good setup for a satisfying conclusion - many beginning writers end their stories when the real story is just ready to… — Stanley Schmidt Copy Share
Blaming society makes it awfully easy for a person of weak character to shrug off his own responsibility for his actions. — Stanley Schmidt Copy Share
