The Author's Ordeal
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The Author's Ordeal are words to a song, imitating a Gilbert and Sullivan patter song, written by science fiction author Isaac Asimov. They are included in his collection of short stories Earth Is Room Enough, and depict the agonies he goes through in thinking up a new science fiction story.
| Earth Is Room Enough |
| The Dead Past | The Foundation of S.F. Success | Franchise | Gimmicks Three | Kid Stuff | The Watery Place | Living Space | The Message | Satisfaction Guaranteed | Hell-Fire | The Last Trump | The Fun They Had | Jokester | The Immortal Bard | Someday | The Author's Ordeal | Dreaming Is a Private Thing |
