Many fiction writers who put the science in dont get it right.
The author, in his work, must be like God in the Universe, present everywhere and visible nowhere.
Every writer knows he is spurious; every fiction writer would rather be credible than authentic.
I was clasified as a 'Science Fiction' writer simply because I wrote about Schenectady.
I'm sure there's an alternate universe where I got to become a pulpy science fiction writer.
I came to the conclusion that I am not a fiction writer.