Should I Write Hard Science Fiction?

You should consider writing hard science fiction if…

You love reading them

You have enough scientific knowledge to make it believable. Writing hard science fiction opens you up to attacks of failed realism like few other genres do. Having the chops to back up your writing is of vital importance.

You have a provable connection to the sciences i.e. a degree or occupation in the sciences. As in nonfiction, having provable expertise helps in marketing this genre.