Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERAll I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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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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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
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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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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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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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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 hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
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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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I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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