The business of fiction is the study of the human condition, and gender is something that many humans are obsessed with, thus making it rather difficult to ignore when studying the human condition! Charles Stross Read Quote
Pubs are, disturbingly, where I hatch most of my best idea-sculptures: possibly it’s something to do with the disinhibiting effects of alcohol, or maybe it’s just having company to yack at. Charles Stross Read Quote
Generating ideas isn’t some mystical talent that you have to be born with: it’s a skill you can develop. Charles Stross Read Quote
Science fiction was rocket-mad for about 40 years until aerospace hit a brick wall about 1970. I would not write off space colonisation or exploration completely, but we are profoundly ill adapted for going boldly into outer space. Charles Stross Read Quote
I write more for the children of the computer revolution, who are also interested in speculation and exploring the human condition, but approach it from an information perspective. Charles Stross Read Quote
One of my earliest recollections is being woken up at some ungodly hour in the morning by my parents and sat in front of the fairly new black and white television, watching a grainy image of a man in a white suit climbing down a ladder. It was the first moon landing, and I became a sort of spaceman, as many kids were. Charles Stross Read Quote
If you’re going to write for a living, you should find something fun to write. Charles Stross Read Quote
The paucity of near-future U.S. scifi is about the country becoming pessimistic, not being able to see the future clearly. There’s a trend in U.S. scifi towards militarism and far-future stuff. Charles Stross Read Quote
Luckily, I’m not a stand-up comedian, so I don’t get the fear of standing on stage in front of a dead audience: my humorous pieces have to make it past an editor before they get exposed to the public. Charles Stross Read Quote