You can also make explicit certain social problems which, again, would be prejudged or not encountered at all in real life, because people have set up defenses against it. Fantasy allows you to get past defenses. Elizabeth Moon defenseencounterexplicit share on social
I had, of course, no model for that sort of woman being married, but I can make that up as I go along. Elizabeth Moon makemarrymodel Change image and share on social
I love biomedical science, I love astronomy, and you can't really do much with those in a fantasy setting. Elizabeth Moon astronomybiomedicalfantasy Change image and share on social
But in fantasy, you can make a complete break, and you can put people in a situation where they are confronted with things that they would not confront in the real world. Elizabeth Moon breakcompleteconfront Change image and share on social
I regarded drugs as somewhat like rattlesnakes - it's possible to pick one up without getting bit, but why bother? Elizabeth Moon bitebotherdrug Change image and share on social
It may be far in the future, but there's some kind of logical way to get from where we are to where the science fiction is. Elizabeth Moon fictionfuturekind Change image and share on social
I actually feel that the different kinds of stories come out of different parts of my brain. Elizabeth Moon brainfeelkind Change image and share on social
