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Interview - Ted Chiang on Seeing His Stories Adapted and the Ever-Expanding Popularity of SF
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Author: u/blazinghand Chaos Undivided*
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Score: 13
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Created: 2016-08-13T03:05:48
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u/autotldr [+2] (3 days later)
This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 97%. (I'm a bot)
The Legendary Ted Chiang on Seeing His Stories Adapted and the Ever-Expanding Popularity of SFMeghan McCarron Interviews the Sci-Fi Master Within the world of science fiction, Ted Chiang is legendary.
Obviously, there are still plenty of people who dismiss science fiction out of hand nowadays, but there are also plenty of people who pay little attention to the question of genre when looking for fiction to read. Now there are college classes devoted to science fiction; a writer like Nalo Hopkinson can be a professor in creative writing solely because of her work as a science fiction and fantasy author.
You spend part of the year on freelance technical writing, and part of the year on a short story.
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u/FeepingCreature [+1] GCV Literally The Entire Culture (9 days later)
The Legendary Ted Chiang on Seeing His Stories Adapted and the Ever-Expanding Popularity of SFMeghan McCarron Interviews the Sci-Fi Master Within the world of science fiction, Ted Chiang is legendary.
I see. Not entirely sure I get what you're trying to tell me, but thanks for trying!
[edit] /r/rational: "write story, read fiction. Science!"
u/UPBOAT_FORTRESS_2 [+1] (9 days later)
I think it's three sentences.
The Legendary Ted Chiang on Seeing His Stories Adapted and the Ever-Expanding Popularity of SF
Meghan McCarron Interviews the Sci-Fi Master
Within the world of science fiction, Ted Chiang is legendary.
u/FeepingCreature [+1] GCV Literally The Entire Culture (9 days later)
I was just amused at the repetition. The Legendary TedChiang is legendary!
u/whywhisperwhy [+1] (11 hours later)
As for writers of contemporary fiction, let me mention some stories I admire: “Ralph the Duck” by Frederick Busch; “You’re Ugly, Too” by Lorrie Moore; “Men Under Water” by Ralph Lombreglia; “The Bear Came Over the Mountain” by Alice Munro; “Memory Wall” by Anthony Doerr; “Archangel” by Andrea Barrett; and “Medium Tough” by Craig Davidson.
Fresh material to add to the list...
Also, I thought his mention of science fiction as a "marginalized genre" and contemporary realistic fiction as the default was fascinating, or how readers have changed.
Can anyone who's currently involved in that field say anything about the current state of what's accepted/encouraged?
u/nishkul [+1] (6 days later)
great
u/autotldr [+1] (3 months later)
This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 97%. (I'm a bot)
The Legendary Ted Chiang on Seeing His Stories Adapted and the Ever-Expanding Popularity of SFMeghan McCarron Interviews the Sci-Fi Master Within the world of science fiction, Ted Chiang is legendary.
Obviously, there are still plenty of people who dismiss science fiction out of hand nowadays, but there are also plenty of people who pay little attention to the question of genre when looking for fiction to read. Now there are college classes devoted to science fiction; a writer like Nalo Hopkinson can be a professor in creative writing solely because of her work as a science fiction and fantasy author.
You spend part of the year on freelance technical writing, and part of the year on a short story.
Extended Summary | FAQ | Theory | Feedback | Top keywords: write^#1 story^#2 read^#3 fiction^#4 science^#5