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A lot of legendary science fiction writers were also semi-professional scientists; Clarke was a real astronomer and physicist, and Asimov was a professor of bio
by bbctol 10y ago
A lot of legendary science fiction writers were also semi-professional scientists; Clarke was a real astronomer and physicist, and Asimov was a professor of biochemistry (odd, as there's so little biology or chemistry in most of his famous works!) Of course, those exceptional cases: it may be that most scientists are poor writers, most writers are poor scientists, and if you happen to be good at both, you'll be one of the greatest sci-fi writers of all time.
- jackskell 10y agoAsimov's clear style is the form I try to emulate whenever I'm called to write something. His use of parenthesis in particular is excellent at gracefully adding information to a sentence without bogging down the paragraph with excessive expository sentences or distracting from the idea. He's even driven me to read his nonfiction for entertainment. A great wit as well, the humor is between the lines on most everything he wrote, even the nonfiction.