The Profession of Science Fiction : SF Writers on Their Craft and Ideas

Where do science fiction writers get their inspiration from? Some of the leading authors in the field tackle this fascinating subject in a series of essays reprinted from one of the genre's most respected critical journals, Foundation Whether veterans like octogenarian Jack Williamson, acclaimed literary personalities like Ursula K. Le Guin or younger, upcoming authors like Gwyneth Jones, a wide variety of SF craftsmen reveal their secrets, both personal and analytical. This is a collection of essays of great attraction to anyone interested in SF or, for that matter, creative writing. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction....Pages 1-11 The Way it Was, 1933–1937....Pages 12-25 The Development of a Science Fiction Writer....Pages 26-33 Wonderful Deathless Ditties....Pages 34-43 From Shanghai to Shepperton....Pages 44-72 A Citizen of Mondath....Pages 73-77 Backwards across the Frontier....Pages 78-94 Where I get my Crazy Ideas....Pages 95-100 By Chance out of Conviction....Pages 101-110 The Writer as Nomad....Pages 111-119 Thank you for the Music....Pages 120-130 The Profession of Science Fiction....Pages 131-139 The Profession of Fiction....Pages 140-153 Confessions of a Bradbury Eater....Pages 154-160 A Shaman’s View....Pages 161-168 Riddles in the Dark....Pages 169-181 Git Along, Little Robot....Pages 182-199 Back Matter....Pages 200-208 Where do science-fiction writers get their inspiration from? Some of the leading authors in the field tackle this fascinating subject in a series of essays reprinted from one of the genre's most respected critical journals, Foundation: A Review of Science Fiction. Whether veterans like octogenarian Jack Williamson, acclaimed literary personalities like Ursula K. Le Guin or younger, upcoming authors like Gwyneth Jones, a wide variety of science-fiction professionals reveal their secrets, both personal and analytical. This is a collection of essays of great attraction to anyone interested in science fiction or, for that matter, creative writing Where do science fiction writers get their inspiration from? Some of the leading authors in the field attempt to answer this question in a series of essays reprinted from the critical journal, "Foundation". Edited By Maxim Jakubowski And Edward James ; Foreword By Arthur C. Clarke. Includes Index.