I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERScience-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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That means there’s also more bad SF available. Whether there is also more good is a matter for future historians of the field.
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Where lies the line between sorcery and science? It is only a matter of terminology, my friend.
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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.
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There is nothing in art, in philosophy, or in politics to match the fervor of mutual cooperation among discordant bands of fanatics.
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The overwhelming triumph of the international multimedia conglomerate has resulted in less diversity within the field and has made it much harder for newer writers not only to break in, but to make any kind of a living while doing so.
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Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
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I play basketball and try to go diving at least once a year. I don’t really have hobbies in the traditional sense.
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Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
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When readers start asking about character motivations instead of concentrating on the special effects, it means you’re connecting with them on a personal level.
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Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap.
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