How much research I have to do depends on the nature of the story. For fantasy, none at all.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERI engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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The overwhelming triumph of the international multimedia conglomerate has resulted in less diversity within the field and has made it much harder for newer writers not only to break in, but to make any kind of a living while doing so.
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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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Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters.
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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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Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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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.
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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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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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Living gives you a better understanding of life.
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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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Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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I enjoy listening to classical music and heavy metal.
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Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.
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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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It’s a life of sacrifice. There are rewards, but also a certain degree of sterility.
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I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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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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We’re not a particular species. Check out popular video games.
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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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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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