So rewriting is hard for me. I mean, I already know the story and would rather read something new.
ALAN DEAN FOSTERSpontaneity is one of the joys of existence, especially if you prepare for it in advance.
More Alan Dean Foster Quotes
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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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There’s certainly more new SF available than when I started writing.
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The thing all writers do best is find ways to avoid writing.
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Enjoying consciousness every now and then for a second or so before splitting up to become bits and pieces of trees and stars and french fries.
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If you’re crazy, there’s two things you can do to make yourself feel better: One is to get yourself cured. The other is to make everyone you have to deal with crazy.
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We’re all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms and particles, drifting around.
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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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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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Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That’s where the real danger lies.
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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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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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Don’t try to write to the trend of the moment.
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Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.
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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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