I'm not so interested any more in how a great deal of science fiction goes. It goes into things like Star Wars and Star Trek which all go excellent in their own way. Robert Sheckley dealexcellentfiction Change image and share on social
A novel is often a longer process in handling self-doubt. Robert Sheckley doubthandlelong Change image and share on social
Science fiction is very healthy in its form. Robert Sheckley fictionformhealthy Change image and share on social
I don't finish every story, but I probably write and send out three out of five of them. Robert Sheckley finishsendstory Change image and share on social
There is a great deal of cyberpunk that I admire, especially the work of William Gibson which I think is excellent. Somehow he speaks from his own heart and cyber punk is what comes out. Robert Sheckley admirecybercyberpunk Change image and share on social
The absurdist stuff wasn't terribly popular at the time I was doing it. Robert Sheckley absurdistpopularstuff Change image and share on social
I like to think that I have no single view nor any single situation that I think things arrive from. I try to give examples of what I think are interesting questions for me. Robert Sheckley arriveexamplegive Change image and share on social
As far as the mechanics go, working with other people on received ideas was for me a very interesting technical problem. I can't say that any of my collaborations engaged my heart, but they engaged the craftsman in me. Robert Sheckley collaborationcraftsmanengage share on social
I don't much like to look back with the idea that I was doing it wrong then or I'm doing it wrong now. Robert Sheckley backideawrong Change image and share on social
So I wrote what I hoped would be science fiction, I was not at all sure if what I wrote would be acceptable even. But I don't say that I consciously wrote with humour. Humour is a part of you that comes out. Robert Sheckley acceptableconsciouslyfiction share on social