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I’d really like to have been Sir Richard Francis Burton, but it’s the wrong century.

Alan Dean Foster

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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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Available Certainly More New Start Write
Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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Being Explorer Grow Traveler Want Writer
We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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Check Game Paricular Poepilar Spevies Video
Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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Moment Trend Try Write
Enjoying consciousness every now and then for a second or so before splitting up to become bits and pieces of trees and stars and french fries.
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Before Consciousness Enjoy French-fries Piece Second Split Star Tree
An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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Apex Emptiness Surround
Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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All Difficult Get Inside Mind Terrorist
I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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Challenge Much Myself Often Possible Try
Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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Badly Change Economic Give Technology
Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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Better Give Life Living Understanding
Dawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal.
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Banal Banality Before Drawn Evil People Speak Today Write
I usually do one con a year as a GoH and try to make the World Fantasy Convention for business purposes.
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Business Convention Fantasy Make Purpose Usually World Year
It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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Certain Kife Reward Sacrifice Sterility
Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.
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Already Inaccessible Otherwise Read Start
Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.
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Decade Last Went Worldcon Year
How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
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All Depend Fantasy Nature None Research Story

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