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 FOSTERWe’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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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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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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All I ever wanted to be was a traveler and explorer.
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I have a bad tendency to get rapidly bored with my own material.
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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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I hear entire symphonies, oratorios, in my head, but I can’t write a note.
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I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.
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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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In loquaciousness lay insanity.
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Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
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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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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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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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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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