No Book Or Poem Is

Movie Sf Is, By Definition, Dumbed Down - There Have Only Been Three Or Four Sf Movies In The History Of Film That Aspire To The Complexity Of Literary Sf.

The Never-ending Competition Between Writers Hasn't Changed Between 1868 And 2000. I Used To Belong To Writers' Workshops With Other Professionals, But That Becomes Impossible After A While. Everyone's On A Different Step Of The Career Ladder. Jealousy Doesn't Have To Erupt Into Murder And Burying Someone In Wells Cathedral, But It Is Always There.

There Were Reprints Of American Editorials. Liberals Saw It As A Resurgence Of Social Protest And Decried The Discrimination, Poverty, And Hunger That Had Provoked It. Conservative Columnists Acidly Pointed Out That Hungry People Don't Steal Stereo Systems First And Called For A Crackdown In Law Enforcement. All Of The Reasoned Editorials Sounded Hollow In Light Of The Perverse Randomness Of The Event. It Was As If Only A Thin Wall Of Electric Lighting Protected The Great Cities Of The World From Total Barbarism.

If Everyone Could Understand The Working Of A Psychopath's Mind, We Undoubtedly Would Be Closer To Insanity Ourselves.

I Think Challenges Are What Any Decent Writer Would Be All About. If You Actually Do Find Your Slide And Grease It, Shame On You. Me, I Get Bored Very Easily. As A Writer I Get Bored Even Faster Than I Do In Real Life. I Mean, I Like Fast Cars; I've Driven A Lot Of Racecars. You Need Some Stimulation. If I Find Something That Seems Too Difficult To Do, Too Difficult To Research, Or Beyond Your Writing Abilities, It's A Perfect Invitation To Try It.