I am a scientist. In my field, everything must be accurate. In fact, if you’re not a stickler for accuracy as a scientist, your credibility and your reputation can be seriously impugned. But I also write novels and short stories—both fiction genres. Fiction, by definition, is all made up… The dilemma is obvious, the conflicts inherent. When you want to include scientific details in, say, a historic novel, or a thriller with a scientific bent (science-in-fiction, a term created by … Read More »