People tell me they laughed hard enough to wake their spouses, that they've given away numerous copies to friends, and that it's the one Trek book they'll give to people they wouldn't expect to like others. John M. Ford bookcopyexpect share on social
At one point I intended to write precursor and sequel novels, about the establishment of the Web and its next evolution, but I am very unlikely to now; they would take place in a different universe. John M. Ford establishmentevolutionintend Change image and share on social
The cynical part of the answer is that I expect to see a good deal more space opera, set far enough in the future as to be disconnected from contemporary issues. John M. Ford answercontemporarycynical Change image and share on social
The people who don't like it tend to dislike it intensely. That's unfortunate, but not surprising when one deliberately goes against audience expectations. John M. Ford audiencedeliberatelydislike Change image and share on social
The language fictional characters use is chosen for effect, at least if the author is concentrating. John M. Ford authorcharacterchoose Change image and share on social
Sometimes the reader will decide something else than the author's intent; this is certainly true of attempts to empirically decipher reality. John M. Ford attemptauthordecide Change image and share on social
I'm very happy that the New York Times has spoken well of my stuff; who wouldn't be? But it's not a choice I made. John M. Ford choicehappymake Change image and share on social
There are people who believe in an absolutely transparent prose; with every respect for clarity of expression, I don't. John M. Ford absolutelyclarityexpression Change image and share on social
We're not lost. We're locationally challenged. John M. Ford challengelocationallylose Change image and share on social
Creating the fictional background for a game world isn't significantly different from creating a background for fiction. John M. Ford backgroundcreatefiction Change image and share on social
