Ideally, I'd like every issue to include a diverse group of stories that meet the qualifications sketched above, but covering a wide range of specific matter and flavour. Stanley Schmidt coverdiverseflavour Change image and share on social
There are a significant number of people who appreciate what we do, and most of them gravitate to Analog because this is where they can find it. The other magazines tend to share their audiences, which may result in each of them having a smaller market share. Stanley Schmidt analogaudiencefind share on social
I think the rising and falling popularity of areas like hard SF and far-future SF is, to a considerable extent, the same as any other fashion. Stanley Schmidt areaconsiderableextent Change image and share on social
And, of course, some SF is set close enough to here and now that Anglo and European do apply. Since many of the writers come from those backgrounds, so does much of the fiction. Stanley Schmidt angloapplybackground Change image and share on social
What SF can do better than anything else is show us the range of our possible futures, and what we can do to realize the good ones and avoid the nasty ones. Stanley Schmidt avoidfuturegood Change image and share on social
It's easy to imagine ways the future can be ugly and depressing. It's harder, but more worthwhile, to imagine plausible ways we can make it better. Stanley Schmidt depresseasyfuture Change image and share on social
