Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERThat means there’s also more bad SF available. Whether there is also more good is a matter for future historians of the field.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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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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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Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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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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Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap.
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I try to challenge myself as much as possible, as often as possible.
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I see the Jedi mission as giving up a normal life in exchange for protecting the innocent.
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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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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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I usually do one con a year as a GoH and try to make the World Fantasy Convention for business purposes.
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I engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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