John Scalzi
John Scalzi
John Michael Scalzi IIis an American science fiction author, online writer, and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He is best known for his Old Man's War series, three novels of which have been nominated for the Hugo Award, and for his blog Whatever, at which he has written frequently on a number of topics since 1998. He won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 2008 based predominantly on that blog, which he...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth10 May 1969
CountryUnited States of America
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Christianity is a fine religion and I wish more Christians practiced it.
Libertarians secretly worried that ultimately someone will figure out the whole of their political philosophy boils down to 'get off my property.' News flash: This is not really a big secret to the rest of us.
Guns don’t kill people. The aliens behind the triggers do.
I will not let my sales figures dictate what I say on the blog, because the blog is what I want to say.
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We've already established whoever is writing us is an asshole.
If your flirting strategy is indistinguishable from harassment, it's not everyone else that's the problem.
I both love and am terrified by Greg Van Eekhout's vision of Los Angeles. I already want to go back.
GamerGate is about harassing, threatening and silencing women. Started that way, has been that way all along. Dont pretend otherwise.
Ultimately the first, best step in getting your work noticed is to write good work. If people don't engage in your writing, no amount of serialization or free downloads is going to matter. You have to write something worth reading, and often it takes time to get at that level.
The original sin of Republicans is greed. Everyone understands greed. Everybody wants to get theirs. The original sin of Democrats is pity. Greed is more attractive, and a better motivator, than pity.
If the universe is bigger and stranger than I can imagine, it's best to meet it with an empty bladder.
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