{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Amber Bird | Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog","author_name":"amber","author_url":"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/","title":"Not Ashamed: Science Fiction Writer - Amber Bird | Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hmkIPQGGRy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/28\/not-ashamed-science-fiction-writer\/\">Not Ashamed: Science Fiction Writer<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/28\/not-ashamed-science-fiction-writer\/embed\/#?secret=hmkIPQGGRy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Not Ashamed: Science Fiction Writer&#8221; &#8212; Amber Bird | Blog\" data-secret=\"hmkIPQGGRy\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"If you haven\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t already, please read the introduction post. That will give you context for this page. I was talking to someone whom I would consider an amiable acquaintance. I liked her well enough and had reason to believe she also liked me. In fact, one thing I know is that she considered me smart. And I know that because of the following conversation. Her: I heard you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re writing a book! What are you writing? Me: It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s scifi and\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Her: Oh! But you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re smart&#8230; I was so shocked by this belief that scifi isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t smart, and by the fact that anyone wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t just assume scifi was my realm, that I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t reply in any sort of useful way. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve since thought that, given the chance to do it again, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d have responded either by asking what she thinks smart people do write (and then saying some of what I say below) or by noting aloud that she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s obviously not very familiar with science fiction. I wish I could say that this scenario was unlike any other experience I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve had, but I try hard not to lie. No, it seems that smart people can write poetry and lyrics (though there are [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.amberbird.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AmberBird_fromPF_portraitSQ.jpg","thumbnail_width":1324,"thumbnail_height":1324}