I was thinking of writing a little foreword saying that history is, after all, based on people's recollections, which change with time.
Frederik PohlIn terms of stories I would buy for a science fiction magazine, if they take place in the future, that might do it.
Frederik PohlPeople as me how I do research for my science fiction. The answer is, I never do any research.
Frederik PohlThat's what life is, just one learning experience after another, and when you're through with all the learning experiences you graduate and what you get for a diploma is, you die.
Frederik PohlThe future depicted in a good SF story ought to be in fact possible, or at least plausible. That means that the writer should be able to convince the reader (and himself) that the wonders he is describing really can come true... and that gets tricky when you take a good, hard look at the world around you.
Frederik Pohl