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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.

Alan Dean Foster

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In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
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Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do.
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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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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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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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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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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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Dawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal.
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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’d really like to have been Sir Richard Francis Burton, but it’s the wrong century.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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