Imagine yourself in the scene. See what there is to be seen. Listen to the sounds. Touch the world. Smell the air. Taste it. Use all of your senses. Then evoke those experiences for the reader. If you give the… — David Gerrold Copy Share Image
Something went klunk. Like a nickel dropping in a soda machine. One of those small insights that explains everything. This was puberty for these boys. Adolescence. The first date, the first kiss, the first chance to hold hands with someone… — David Gerrold Copy Share Image
Star Trek' is the McDonald's of science fiction; it's fast food storytelling. Every problem is like every other problem. They all get solved in… — David Gerrold Copy Share Image
The human race never solves any of its problems, it only outlives them. — David Gerrold Copy Share Image
What I wish is that people would look beyond the tribbles and see I've written some other books that I really would like people… — David Gerrold Copy Share Image
When television began, it modeled itself after radio. Many early television programs were radio programs first. 'My Favorite Wife,' 'The Jack Benny Show,' 'Burns… — David Gerrold Copy Share Image
Morality—like velocity—is relative. The determination of it depends on what the objects around you are doing. All one can do is measure one's position… — David Gerrold Copy Share Image
Just as movies, radio, and television evolved into new forms over time, the ebook will also become something more than just a way to… — David Gerrold Copy Share Image
Doesn't anybody ever want to talk about anything else besides 'Star Trek?' There were 79 episodes of the series; there were 55 different writers.… — David Gerrold Copy Share Image
I had always been fascinated by the whole idea that Australia was this different ecology and that when rabbits and prickly pears and other… — David Gerrold Copy Share Image
The single most important lesson of effective communication is this: Focus on clarity. Concentrate on precisions. Don’t worry about constructing beautiful sentences. Beauty comes… — David Gerrold Copy Share Image
Theres two tiers of science fiction: the McDonalds sci-fi like Star Trek, where they have an adventure and solve it before the last commercial,… — David Gerrold Copy Share Image