Movie SF is, by definition, dumbed down - there have only been three or four SF movies in the history of film that aspire to the complexity of literary SF. Dan Simmons aspirecomplexitydefinition Change image and share on social
The truth is, it's not a great career move to create a readership and then, in effect, abandon them. Dan Simmons abandoncareercreate Change image and share on social
It's one of the strangest attributes of this profession that when we writers get exhausted writing one thing, we relax by writing another. Dan Simmons attributeexhaustprofession Change image and share on social
But it's not just a game of finding literary references. Dan Simmons findgameliterary Change image and share on social
No one inspired me to write, but writer Harlan Ellison terrified me into getting published. Dan Simmons ellisonharlaninspire Change image and share on social
I knew that I wanted to be a writer even before I knew exactly what being a writer entailed. Dan Simmons entailknowwant Change image and share on social
It's odd how violence and humor so often go together, isn't it? Dan Simmons humoroddviolence Change image and share on social
It started 25 years ago, when I was teaching elementary school in a small town in Missouri. Dan Simmons agoelementarymissouri Change image and share on social
Writing, I'm convinced, should be a subversive activity - frowned on by the authorities - and not one cooed over and praised beyond common sense by some teacher. Dan Simmons activityauthoritycommon Change image and share on social
There's a unique bond of trust between readers and authors that I don't believe exists in any other art form; as a reader, I trust a novelist to give me his or her best effort, however flawed. Dan Simmons artauthorbond Change image and share on social
