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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.

Alan Dean Foster

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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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Become Character Deep Hope Personality Round
I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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Bad Bore Material Own Rapidly Tendency
I see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
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exchange Give Innocent Life Normal People Protect See
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
There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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Available Certainly More New Start Write
Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
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Better Chaos Freedom Just Light
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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Basketball Divide Hobby Least Once Play Traditional Year
If you’re crazy, there’s two things you can do to make yourself feel better: One is to get yourself cured. The other is to make everyone you have to deal with crazy.
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Another Better Crazy Cure Feel Make One Thing Yourself
So rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
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Already Know Hard Me New Read Rewrite Something
The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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Assumption Dead Full Live People Universe
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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Conglomerate Diversity Feel International Made Multimedia Overwhelming Triumph
I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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Action Activity Already Character Engage Many Though
I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.
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Dozen Early Half Least Morning Usually Newspaper Portion Read Web White
Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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Art Culture Difference Wide Politics Travel
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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Ask Band Character Concentrate Discord Motivation Reader Start
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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Concentration Connect Level Personal Special Effect

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