Should Scientists Write SF? I think this question is irrelevant. Sure, science fiction is mostly known as an idea genre. But this does not mean that all scientist authors use the genre as an outlet to pontificate about their pet theories. I think most people (including scientists) know that no matter how brilliant the idea, the story won't fly unless you've got some storytelling skill to back it up as well.
Where are all the Asian-American novelists? The answer, apparently, is that they're all stuck in jobs that they hate because their parents told them to go into a more practical field where they can make money. I can agree with this. Science is not exactly a practical field. So I put off telling my Dad that I was going to graduate school until almost the last minute. And writing! Even science has more cachet than writing. When I told my Mom that I sold two short stories, her response was, "Don't abandon your studies."
