My first degree came years before my second. I had wanted to be a physicist, but I flunked calculus. Elizabeth Moon calculusdegreeflunk Change image and share on social
I was writing fiction, but not finishing fiction. Elizabeth Moon fictionfinishwrite Change image and share on social
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 used to not back down from a challenge. Elizabeth Moon backchallenge Change image and share on social
When I was starting out, I did not do short fiction well, because I kept wanting to write books. Elizabeth Moon bookfictionshort Change image and share on social
My personal feeling about science fiction is that it's always in some way connected to the real world, to our everyday world. Elizabeth Moon connecteverydayfelt Change image and share on social
It's hard to hold the focus that strongly on a single character for that long. Elizabeth Moon characterfocushard 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
I can become very emotional about math, although I'm not that good at it. Elizabeth Moon emotionalgoodmath Change image and share on social
So when I got out of the military, I went back to school in biology, and earned a biology degree at the University of Texas, and then did some graduate work in it. Elizabeth Moon backbiologydegree Change image and share on social
