John M. Ford
John M. Ford
John Milo "Mike" Fordwas an American science fiction and fantasy writer, game designer, and poet...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth10 April 1957
CountryUnited States of America
lost
We're not lost. We're locationally challenged
reality play long
I long for the simplicity of theatre. I want lessons learned, comeuppances delivered, people sorted out, all before your bladder gets distractingly full. That's what I want. What I know is what we all know, whether we'll admit it or not: every attempt to impose the roundness of a well-made play on reality produces a disaster. Life just isn't so, nor will it be made so.
answer cynical deal expect far future good
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.
believe expression people
There are people who believe in an absolutely transparent prose; with every respect for clarity of expression, I don't.
games creating world
Creating the fictional background for a game world isn't significantly different from creating a background for fiction.
allow happening reader
The ideal, it seems to me, is to show things happening and allow the reader to decide what they mean.