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 more like it - until they get tired of it again. — 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
