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.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERThe 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.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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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So rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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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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Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.
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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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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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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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The storm hit with all the fury of a woman who’d been dieting for six months, only to discover she’d gained four pounds.
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Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters.
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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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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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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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