jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:
... and he understood how to write a story with themes that he was interested in while at the same time making them readable, interesting and fun to a larger audience. Would 2026 Heinlein write like 1961 Heinlein? Fuck no, because Heinlein himself changed what/how he wrote as he, his career, and the market, changed over decades. In fact it's entirely possible this whiny right-wing dweeb would *actively dislike* what Heinlein 2026 might publish. But Heinlein would like it. And he would get paid.