I write science fiction, I read science fiction and I watch science fiction. That’s not all I do I hasten to add. If you’ve been reading my blog recently you’ll know I’ve been reading a number of detective stories / thrillers and that I’m writing a sort of detective story (OK with a supernatural element to it). I also enjoy good historical fiction. In my mind the divide between this and scifi/fantasy is not so great i.e these are about worlds that can seem totally alien to us. I’ve also watched some great non-scifi movies recently such as: The Eye in the Sky, Bridge of Spies and the Water Diviner. Yes, at the same time I’ve seen the new Star Wars and The Martian and I’ve Childhood’s End recorded (the book being the one that got me hooked on science fiction in the first place). However, in no way do I see myself as a science fiction ‘geek’.
But then you try and talk to most people about science fiction and you get that sympathetic/superior look/reply as if you’ve just admitted you’ve got all the Spice Girl records (I haven’t, not one, honest).
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