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We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.

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It is always hard when reality intrudes on belief.
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The universe is full of dead people who lived by assumption.
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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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Last year I went to a worldcon for the first time in two decades. I may go again this year.
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Growing up, I never gave a thought to being a writer.
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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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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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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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Spontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
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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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Business Convention Fantasy Make Purpose Usually World Year
Given all the changes, both economic and technological, SF hasn’t done too badly.
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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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An apex is always surrounded only by emptiness
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Apex Emptiness Surround
Even as children, human beings fabricate elaborate revenge fantasies.
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Beings Children Elaborate Even Fabricate Human
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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So rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
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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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Conglomerate Diversity Feel International Made Multimedia Overwhelming Triumph
The storm hit with all the fury of a woman who’d been dieting for six months, only to discover she’d gained four pounds.
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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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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 engage in too many activities already through the actions of my characters.
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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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Available Certainly More New Start Write
Wider travels have given me considerably greater insight into how cultural differences affect not only people, but politics and art.
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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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Science-fiction allowed me to go places that were otherwise inaccessible, which is why I started reading it.
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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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