Anything that can unambiguously represent two values - while resisting, just a wee bit, randomly flipping from the state you want retained into the opposite state - can encode binary data. Edward M. Lerner binarybitedatum Change image and share on social
What kind of hard SF do I write? Everything from near-future, Earth-centric techno-thrillers to far-future, far-flung interstellar epics. Edward M. Lerner centricearthepic Change image and share on social
The challenge - and much of the fun - of writing in an established future history lies in incorporating new knowledge while remaining true to what has gone before. Expanding and enriching, not contradicting. Edward M. Lerner challengecontradictenrich share on social
What SF author or fan isn't interested in human space travel? I've yet to meet one. Edward M. Lerner authorfanhave Change image and share on social
Authors like reading. Go figure. So it's not surprising that we sometimes bog down in the research stage of new writing projects. Edward M. Lerner authorbogfigure Change image and share on social
I have to believe SF writers will continue to inspire the public to have faith in - to demand! - a future that is at least as big and bold as the past. Edward M. Lerner bigboldcontinue Change image and share on social
I like to think readers appreciate a well-drawn near-future as well as a well-drawn far-future. Edward M. Lerner drawfuturereader Change image and share on social
In mainstream literature, a trope is a figure of speech: metaphor, simile, irony, or the like. Words used other than literally. In SF, a trope - at least as I understand the usage - is more: science used other than literally. Edward M. Lerner figureironyliterally share on social
Some books are serials, not to be mistaken for anything else. 'The Two Towers,' for example, ought never to be read in isolation. Edward M. Lerner bookisolationmistake Change image and share on social
Time travel offends our sense of cause and effect - but maybe the universe doesn't insist on cause and effect. Edward M. Lerner effectinsistoffend Change image and share on social
