And, of course, some SF is set close enough to here and now that Anglo and European do apply. Since many of… — Stanley Schmidt Backgrounds Copy Share Image
Ideally, I'd like every issue to include a diverse group of stories that meet the qualifications sketched above, but covering a wide… — Stanley Schmidt Covering Copy Share Image
As for sticking strictly to presently known science, I will simply point out that we have already experienced at least two major… — Stanley Schmidt Century Copy Share Image
This means I must pay close attention to the writing, but equally so to the scientific background - which sometimes means doing… — Stanley Schmidt Attention Copy Share Image
Through our entire history we have become accustomed to pushing [animals] around in ways dictated by our own wants and needs without… — Stanley Schmidt Accustomed Copy Share Image
Of course, the way writers think about those things is almost certain to be affected by their own cultural background, and it… — Stanley Schmidt Affected Copy Share Image
intricately and intriguingly woven, lots of fun, and extremely thought provoking. — Stanley Schmidt Fun Copy Share Image
When something hasn't been around much for a while, and one example of it turns up and catches people's eyes, they go… — Stanley Schmidt Example Copy Share Image
Resist the temptation to try to use dazzling style to conceal weakness of substance. — Stanley Schmidt Dazzling Copy Share Image
I think the international appeal of SF is quite understandable since the kinds of people who like to read it, are, by… — Stanley Schmidt Appeals Copy Share Image
I think the rising and falling popularity of areas like hard SF and far-future SF is, to a considerable extent, the same… — Stanley Schmidt Areas Copy Share Image
There are a significant number of people who appreciate what we do, and most of them gravitate to Analog because this is… — Stanley Schmidt Analog Copy Share Image
Usually if nobody hates a piece, nobody loves it, either; and a magazine which sets itself the goal of provoking thought is… — Stanley Schmidt Agree Copy Share Image
Don't mistake a good setup for a satisfying conclusion - many beginning writers end their stories when the real story is just… — Stanley Schmidt Beginning writers Copy Share Image
Blaming society makes it awfully easy for a person of weak character to shrug off his own responsibility for his actions. — Stanley Schmidt Action Copy Share Image
There may be something to the suggestion about the pace of technological change intimidating writers, though - it's been awfully hard to… — Stanley Schmidt Development Copy Share Image
What SF can do better than anything else is show us the range of our possible futures, and what we can do… — Stanley Schmidt Nasty Copy Share Image
Some of the biggest changes that have happened are behind the scenes, in the way we produce the magazine. E.g., much of… — Stanley Schmidt Been Copy Share Image
It's most presumptuous to believe we already know all the answers and will never get any more big surprises. — Stanley Schmidt Answers Copy Share Image
Its limitations are those of the physical universe: it won't let you play with some really wild ideas that aren't possible, but… — Stanley Schmidt Attraction Copy Share Image
It's easy to imagine ways the future can be ugly and depressing. It's harder, but more worthwhile, to imagine plausible ways we… — Stanley Schmidt Depressing Copy Share Image
