When I write for 'n+1,' I begin by doing a lot of reading, to try to convince myself I'm not stupid. Then I scribble down a paragraph here, a paragraph there, when a notion strikes. Then I see if I can arrange those notions in a way that yields an argument.
“What this country needs is radicals who will stay that way regardless of the creeping years.”
“I've always been a big fan of time travel, and I'm very into the notion that some day we'll be able to do it. Beam me up!”