He's definitely been one of the biggest influences on my SF writing. He took "writing hard" to another level, not just in that genre but in many fiction and non-fiction others- his bibliography is epic!
My grandfather was born in Russia which is now called Ukraine even though it’s Russia 😏 I am so happy he got out of there. Much of my family didn’t escape Lenin.
Yes! Asimov is also one of my biggest influences overall. A big part of my impetus to write every single day comes from him (and people who think this way). What an incredibly prolific mind.
For Asimov, science fiction was something serious. To him, writing was serious, too. Today we suffer from a glut of books, everyone picks up a pen and starts writing, and rightly so, but Asimov said: "You want to do it? Then you have to keep in mind how important it is to write. How many ideas you can put out there, how much good and how much harm you can do to other people." I always loved that: His sense of discipline and responsibility, but also of fun :-)
Oh, man, if we start talking about Feynman, well, I could go on for days. They were both such great men. How they dared to think, how they moved ideas, how they could change the perception of reality. That is the greatest power of all.
He's definitely been one of the biggest influences on my SF writing. He took "writing hard" to another level, not just in that genre but in many fiction and non-fiction others- his bibliography is epic!
I totally agree, David :-)
Took a screenshot of the reading list 👍🏻
Good!
My grandfather was born in Russia which is now called Ukraine even though it’s Russia 😏 I am so happy he got out of there. Much of my family didn’t escape Lenin.
Is it? I have an old friend in Russia. Loyal friend. We rarely hear from each other, but we have never lost touch. Thanks for your comment, ;-)
Yes! Asimov is also one of my biggest influences overall. A big part of my impetus to write every single day comes from him (and people who think this way). What an incredibly prolific mind.
For Asimov, science fiction was something serious. To him, writing was serious, too. Today we suffer from a glut of books, everyone picks up a pen and starts writing, and rightly so, but Asimov said: "You want to do it? Then you have to keep in mind how important it is to write. How many ideas you can put out there, how much good and how much harm you can do to other people." I always loved that: His sense of discipline and responsibility, but also of fun :-)
Great mix! It's no wonder I'm drawn to both him and to Feynman. They both had that playful side, but also a deeply serious approach.
Oh, man, if we start talking about Feynman, well, I could go on for days. They were both such great men. How they dared to think, how they moved ideas, how they could change the perception of reality. That is the greatest power of all.
I have snuck Feynman into like 10 of the things I've written, and maybe 5 for Asimov (so far).
On substack ya mean? Well, I'll read more of yours. I think I haven't read all yet.
Yeah. Let me know if this works for you (feel free to dive in or not at your leisure): https://substack.com/search/feynman?focusedPublicationId=1583177&searching=focused_posts