Stanley Schmidt
Stanley Schmidt
Stanley Albert Schmidtis an American science fiction author. Between 1978 and 2012 he served as editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact magazine...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth21 January 1926
CountryUnited States of America
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Some of the biggest changes that have happened are behind the scenes, in the way we produce the magazine. E.g., much of our production has been brought in-house via desktop publishing.
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I think humour is one of the most important, difficult, and underappreciated areas of any art, and I'd like to have some in every issue.
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Also, much science fiction is not actually set in any existing place or culture, so it's more or less equally foreign to everybody.
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Resist the temptation to try to use dazzling style to conceal weakness of substance.
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When something hasn't been around much for a while, and one example of it turns up and catches people's eyes, they go looking for more like it - until they get tired of it again.
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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.