People ask me how I do research for my science fiction. The answer is, I never do any research. Frederik Pohl answerfictionpeople Change image and share on social
That's the method: restructure the world we live in in some way, then see what happens. Frederik Pohl livemethodrestructure Change image and share on social
I'm pretty catholic about what constitutes science fiction. Frederik Pohl catholicconstitutefiction Change image and share on social
You look at the world around you, and you take it apart into all its components. Then you take some of those components, throw them away, and plug in different ones, start it up and see what happens. Frederik Pohl componentplugstart Change image and share on social
I don't think the scientific method and the science fictional method are really analogous. The thing about them is that neither is really practiced very much, at least not consciously. But the fact that they are methodical does relate them. Frederik Pohl analogousconsciouslyfact share on social
I did that for 40 years or more. I never had any writer's block. I got up in the morning, sat down at the typewriter - now, computer - lit up a cigarette. Frederik Pohl blockcigarettecomputer Change image and share on social
I was thinking of writing a little foreword saying that history is, after all, based on people's recollections, which change with time. Frederik Pohl basechangeforeword Change image and share on social
In terms of stories I would buy for a science fiction magazine, if they take place in the future, that might do it. Frederik Pohl buyfictionfuture Change image and share on social
The science fiction method is dissection and reconstruction. Frederik Pohl dissectionfictionmethod Change image and share on social
My first thought was always a cigarette. It still is, but I haven't cheated. Frederik Pohl cheatcigarettethink Change image and share on social
