“I’m Happier When I’m Writing Stories” Kim Stanley Robinson Audio Clip from the Archives
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From the Audio Archives: Kim Stanley Robinson, 1997
Kim Stanley Robinson is a prolific and prescient voice in SF. His work is widely recognized for its complexity and optimism on social and ecological issues.
Locus founder Charles N. Brown interviewed him in our September 1997 issue, and we’ve selected some audio clips to share with you, in which Robinson talks about using fiction to explore complex ideas and his love of the novel form.
“There’s something about stories that has a magical power over my mind and I’m happier when I’m writing stories. I get much more of a satisfaction out of finishing a story than I do out of finishing an essay.”
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