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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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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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Moment Trend Try Write
Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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Better Give Life Living Understanding
I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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Entire Head Note Oratorios Symphony Write
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
Getting inside the mind of a terrorist wasn’t difficult at all.
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All Difficult Get Inside Mind Terrorist
In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.
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Amusement Base Book Cachalot Character Directly Every Known Someone
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
Writing allows me the time to travel and see the world, which is what I always wanted to do.
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Allow Always Time Travel Want World Write
It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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Always Belief Hard Intrude Reality
Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap.
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Bit Crap Day Every Keep Little Look Result Write
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
Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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Beings Children Elaborate Even Fabricate Human
Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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Badly Change Economic Give Technology
In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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Insanity Lay
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
Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
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Better Chaos Freedom Just Light

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