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Beware Of Self-indulgence. The Romance Surrounding The Writing Profession Carries Several Myths: That One Must Suffer In Order To Be Creative; That One Must Be Cantankerous And Objectionable In Order To Be Bright; That Ego Is Paramount Over Skill; That One Can Rise To A Level From Which One Can Tell The Reader To Go To Hell. These Myths, If Believed, Can Ruin You. If You Believe You Can Make A Living As A Writer, You Already Have Enough Ego.

There's No Doubt That Scientific Training Helps Many Authors To Write Better Science Fiction. And Yet, Several Of The Very Best Were English Majors Who Could Not Parse A Differential Equation To Save Their Lives.

But Honestly, If You Do A Rigorous Survey Of My Work, I'll Bet You'll Find That Biology Is A Theme Far More Often Than Physical Science.

In The Book, America Had Already Been Weakened By Bio Terror Plagues Before Waves Of Selfish Violence Took Down The Rest. But The Real Enemy Was The Kind Of Male Human Being Who Nurses Fantasies Of Violent Glory At The Expense Of His Fellow Citizens.

Science Fiction Is The Jazz Of Literature.