Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERAdvances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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Advances have fallen, generally, for everything except the biggest potential bestsellers.
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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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Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
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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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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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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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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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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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I’ve been writing full-time since 1978.
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I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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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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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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